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CATALOG 20808 - Volume XXXV, No.8, Posted December 11, 2008 All items subject to prior sale, FOB our warehouse.

ADAMITE var. CUPROADAMITE- San Rafael Mine, Lodi District, Nevada
Some superb, pale green micro cuprian adamite specimens showing excellent radiating stacked prismatic crystals in seams and vugs and on matrix, appearing almost botryoidal in hand specimen, but revealing truly delicious micro groups and "flowers" when viewed under the 'scope! From old stuff uncovered here in the warehouse, attractive specimens with moderately good coverage from about 2.5cm to 7cm across @ 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00; nice!

AMBLYGONITE- Vernerov, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Creamy white massive amblygonite, associated with quartz and comprising most of the matrix in these rich specimens. Nice quality representative material for this lithium aluminum phosphate from an uncommon locality. In sizes from 2.5cm to 7cm at just 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each.

ANATASE- Lot Mine, Gunnison Co., Colorado
Although this material is from the finest Colorado occurrence of the mineral, the anatase here appears as vein-filling aggregates, typically on the surface of exposed joint planes in a dioritic dike. The material is bluish-black, fairly abundant, but not in well developed crystals, rather as dense aggregates and flattened masses richly scattered on matrix. Very old material collected in the early 1960's by Ted Morley, rather ugly specimens ranging from about 4cm to 10 cm across @ 10.00, 20.00, 35.00 and 55.00 each. Excellent locality reference material!

ANORTHOCLASE- Wausau, Marathon Co., Wisconsin
From specimens collected many years ago by noted geologist E.W. Heinrich, we have a small lot of greyish, vitreous anorthoclase largely comprising matrix, these from an admixed quartz-syenite pegmatite from this well known area. Specimens range from about 2.5cm up to nearly 7cm across at just 5.00, 10.00, 20.00 and 35.00 ea.

ARMSTRONGITE- Khan-Bogdinskii Massif, Gobi Desert Mongolia
Brownish masses and aggregates of this rare Ca-Zr silicate scattered in granite pegmatite matrix, associated with feldspar, quartz, aegirine etc.Type locality material, named for astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon, specimens from 2.5cm to 10cm @ 25.00, 50.00, 65.00, 100.00 and 150.00 each.

BARIOMICROLITE- Pontal District, Gov. Valadares, Brazil
Ugly material confirmed by microprobe analysis! Bariomicrolite occurs as white to yellowish radiating masses rimming a black submetallic tantalite-series mineral. In sizes from 0.4cm to 1.3cm @ 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each.

BARITE- Hot Creek Valley, Nye Co., Nevada
Strange barite crystals, somewhat rhombohedral is aspect, resembling the Hecla-Rosebud material from many years ago! These are dull greyish to slightly yellowish single crystals and groups, some of the larger singles reaching 5cm on edge! Weird, not especially attractive, but a very odd habit for the mineral, specimens from about 2cm to 6cm across @ just 8.50, 15.00, 35.00 and 60.00 for the largest singles.

BELOVITE-(CE)- Malyi Punkaruaiv Mt., Lovozero, Russia
This uncommon species occurs here as tiny, vitreous yellowish grains and columnar aggregates sparsely scattered in ussingite-rich/syenite matrix. Only a few analytically confirmed specimens on hand, sizes averaging about 2.5cm or slightly larger @ just 40.00 each. Type locality specimens!

CELESTINE- Yate, Gloucestershire, England
An old lot of classic English celestine, here as crude, grayish white tabular crystals to a centimeter or more perched on a thick, 3cm+ seam of massive celestine sitting atop brownish quartzite matrix. These are typical reference specimens, extraordinarily heavy as might be expected for a strontium-rich mineral, with specimen sizes ranging from 5cm to 10cm (!!) across @ just 25.00, 40.00 and 75.00 each. List alternates!

CHABAZITE- Espalion, Aveyron, France
Small, clear chabazite crystals in a vug about 3cm wide of a porous green-grey matrix. Undoubtably hundreds of micros are here, and the specimen is accompanied by a Seaman Mineral Museum label from Michigan Technological University. Superb older locality, overall size 8x5cm @ just 55.00.

CLINOATACAMITE- Churchill Butte, Lyon Co., Nevada
From old material uncovered in the warehouse, recent FTIR work on this species has disclosed that material from this locality is clinoatacamite, a fairly rare secondary copper mineral! Only three specimens on hand, all showing brilliant green, micro radiating crystal aggregates sparsely scattered on tough rock matrix. Specimens average about 6cm across @ 55.00 each, all with moderately good micro potential.

DEFERNITE- Kombat Mine, Otavi, Namibia
Rich specimens of deep red to brown, almost sub-metallic luster, platy defernite in a black manganite/hausmannite matrix. Quite different in appearance from the type locality material, this defernite is passably attractive! A moderately unusual species, matrix from 1cm to nearly 4cm @ 20.00, 40.00 and 60.00 each.

DESAUTELSITE- Union Carbide Mine, San Benito, California
Orange, minutely platy aggregates of desautelsite thinly encrust areas of a serpentine matrix. Some samples have minor white fibrous tufts of artinite, and each comes with a photocopy of a locality label signed by the late Paul Desautels. Sizes are 2.5cm to nearly 6cm @ 15.00, 25.00, and 40.00 each.

DIAMOND- Murfreesboro, Arkansas
From specimens collected by the locally famous James Archer at the Crater of Diamonds State Park, we have a small selection of these rare Arkansas diamonds obtained at auction, offered here as single crystals without matrix, typically from 1mm to 3mm in size, weighing from about 2 points to 25 points, priced according to overall size and weight at 25.00, 40.00, 60.00, 85.00, 100.00, 150.00, and 300.00 each. Tough to get legitimate specimens from this locality, and priced here at significantly less than seen elsewhere!

DOLOMITE- Livingston Quarry, LA Co., California
Several large crusty cakes of sandy brown-white dolomite crystals on matrix. Some of the pieces are capped with tiny transparent doubly-terminated quartz crystals up to several millimeters in size, while others have large disoriented platy crystals to 1.5 centimeters wide with slight saddle-shaped terminations. Pieces ranging in size from 9cm to 13cm very reasonably priced @ 10.00, 15.00 and 25.00 each.

DRAVITE (Ca-rich)- Badilla, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Flattened single crystals of disk-like dravite without matrix, all showing relatively sharp, lustrous terminal faces with only very small, striated prismatic forms evident! A rich, deep brownish black, analytically confirmed as calcium-rich dravite from this off-beat locality. Specimens average about 1.5cm across @ just 25.00 each. One slightly larger and broader @ 55.00. Neat!

ELBAITE var: INDICOLITE- Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Good thumbnails of bicolored (clear to greenish-blue) tourmaline crystals without matrix, each showing subtle color zoning in attractive, transparent to translucent single crystals. Only a few of these were uncovered, and have a few boxed specimens at just 20.00 and 30.00 each.

EPISTILBITE- Puu o Ehu Quarry, Oahu, Hawaii
Perhaps the finest micro epistilbites ever reported, these are perfectly water-clear, columnar single crystals and groups to several millimeters tall standing upright in vugs of a brownish vesicular basalt. Ex-Julius Weber specimens in his labeled micro boxes, from an unusual locality that is completely gone now! Only four choice mounts available @ 35.00 each. Superb!

GOETHITE pseudo @ PYRITE- Prince of Wales Island, Alaska
A nice selection of single crystals of dark brown, solid goethite that have replaced euhedral pyrite crystals without matrix. Similar to the Pelican Point material, these show excellent crystal forms of pyritohedrons, cubes, and possibly other forms. From a neat locality, we offer a pair of different crystals 1cm to 1.4cm @ only 15.00 a pair!

GOLD in BARITE- La Reina decline, El Indio, Elqui, Chile
From a small lot recently uncovered in the warehouse, these are greyish white, somewhat translucent masses of dense, cleavable barite, all with tiny, spongy masses of brilliant native gold sparsely scattered therein. Most will be visible at 10x,and we have laboriously attached a red arrow to each sample to pinpoint the gold. From a mineralogically diverse locality well known for tellurium minerals, these matrix samples of gold range from 1.5cm to 3cm across @ just 12.50, 20.00 and 35.00 each; one 5cm specimen @ 75.00. List alternates!

KYANOXALITE- Mt. Karnasurt, Lovozero, Kola, Russia
This NEW SPECIES occurs as colorless to pale bluish anhedral, isometric to prismatic grains to 2mm, typically in tiny veinlets between nepheline grains or as replacement rims surrounding sodalite-nosean masses in matrix. Additional associations include aegirine, albite, natrolite, fluorapatite (aka the ridiculous apatite (CaF) for you nitpickers) and murmanite. Formula: Na7(Al6-5si6-7O24) (C2O4)0.5-1*5H2O - hexagonal, IMA #2008-041. This is a new member of the cancrinite group with essential and predominant oxalate anion! Specimens range from about 2cm to nearly 5cm across @ 100.00, 130.00 and 165.00 each, depending on size and richness.

LAIHUNITE- Kamitaga, Atami, Shizuoka, Japan
This rare mineral occurs here as minute brownish black stubby aggregates sparsely scattered in white, sugary rock matrix. An uncommon olivine group mineral offered as small reference specimens, overall matrix sizes ranging from about 0.7cm to 1.5cm @ 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each.

LANTHANITE-(Nd)- Curitiba, Parana, Brazil
Glossy flattened aggregates of pinkish platy lanthanite-(Nd) with tan mudstone matrix. Excellent locality material from small pure fragments in capsule @ 15.00, and matrix pieces from 0.5cm to nearly 2cm @ 20.00, 30.00 and 40.00 each, depending on size and richness.

MIMETITE- Tsumeb, Namibia
Small yellowish brown needle-like hexagonal crystals of mimetite well-scattered on matrix, associated with white dolomite rhombs. Ex-Pala Properties specimen with a large Julius Weber Collection exchange label incorrectly identifying the dolomite as smithsonite which we did not see on the sample. A moderately old piece from the classic locality, overall size is 5x5cm @ 150.00.

MONAZITE-(La)- Lepkhe-Nelm, Lovozero, Kola, Russia
From the type locality for the species, moazite-(La) occurs here as tiny, somewhat waxy tan to yellowish orange aggregates sparsely scattered in matrix. Analytical work shows approximately 33% La2O3, far above the typical monazite concentrations found in the Ce-dominant phase. Only a few specimens available, all with arrows, averaging 2.5cm across @ just 55.00 each. Impossible to get today!

ONEILLITE- Poudrette Quarry, Mont St-Hilaire, Canada
This complex silicate occurs here as vitreous, golden yellow aggregates and pods scattered in white feldspar matrix. Type locality material, but otherwise rather nondescript and unimpressive to look at. Moderately rich, specimens average about 1cm @ just 65.00 each.

PARAGONITE- Gassetts, Windsor Co., Vermont
This mica group mineral occurs as highly reflective, silvery platy aggregates largely comprising matrix, some with minor garnet inclusions and possibly other minerals. Rich samples from an uncommon locality, specimens range from 2.5cm to nearly 8cm across @ 7.50, 12.50, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

POTASSIUM ALUM- Silver Peak, nr. Alum, Esmeralda Co Nevada
Excellent, pure columnar masses of colorless, transparent, ice-like potassium alum with little or no matrix. XRD-confirmed material, fine vitreous masses from 3cm up to exceptional 9cm cabinet specimens, priced @ only 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, and 35.00 each.

QUARTZ variety AMETHYST- Recsk, Hungary
A large hand specimen of translucent lilac colored amethyst quartz crystals as large as 1cm long and 5mm wide lining the pocket of a 'purse' of milky grey-white massive quartz. A rare locality and surprisingly well crystallized for teh occurrence. Overall size 10x9cm @ only 45.00.

REDGILLITE- Grube Schone Aussicht, Burbach, Germany
This relatively new copper mineral (2005) has been found at numerous localities, and here it occurs as tiny, pale greenish aggregates, associated with rather better micro langite, cerussite and possibly other copper minerals. Only a few small samples on hand, all with arrows, specimens 1cm to 2cm @ 35.00 and 50.00 each.

RHENIITE- Kudryaviy Volcano, Iturup Island, Russia
This now-approved rhenium sulfide mineral occurs as minute silvery-black to deep red (in thin section) masses scattered on minor matrix. Submitted to the IMA some years ago but subsequently rejected due to conflicting data, we have analyzed the material here and shown it to be a legitimate ReS2 phase. Its official status was approved in 2004 after much confusion! A small fragment in a vial, accompanied by a copy of our chemical analysis @ 55.00.

ROSASITE- San Rafael Mine, Lodi District, Nevada
From the same old crate the adamites were unpacked from, we have a few nice samples of greenish blue rosasite forming small balls and knobs scattered on limonitic matrix, some with micro mimetite, cerussite or possibly other species. Attractive and with moderately good micro potential as well, most of these range from about 2.5cm to 4cm across @ 8.50, 12.50 and 20.00 each, with a few larger hand specimens to 7cm across @ 40.00 each!

SAKHAITE- Titovskoe, Khayhtakh Mts.,Yakutia, Russia
From the type locality, we have greyish-white massive sakhaite, containing small grains of other ludwigite and possibly minerals. Plain in appearance but classic stuff from a small museum lot, only a few available, sizes measuring 1 cm to nearly 5cm across at 45.00, 75.00, 125.00 and 200.00 each.

SEKANINAITE- Dolni Bory, Moravia, Czech Republic
Classic greyish-green solid vitreous layered masses of this moderately uncommon species comprising matrix. Quite pure material showing typical bedded cleavage planes. Sizes from about 2cm to 8cm @ 15.00, 25.00, 45.00, 65.00 and 85.00.

SIDERITE on QUARTZ- Leukmanuer Pass, Medel, Graubunden, Switzerland
Rusty red-brown wedge-shaped siderite crystals to 2cm wide perched on clear quartz crystal points to 1cm on a brown and white micaceous matrix. Ex-Howard Belsky, ex-J. Cilen with their labels, classic locality! The overall size is 6x4cm @ 75.00.

SMITHSONITE- Laurium, Greece
Well-formed mammillary lobes of dull, light blue/grey smithsonite with minimal matrix. An older, multiply numbered specimen accompanied by Michigan College of Mines and George Letchworth English & Co. labels. Dense, heavy and classic locality specimen, overall size 7x6cm @ 65.00.

SODALITE- Fukushinzan, Kokaido, Korea
An older numbered specimen with a Tohoku University label (Petrological Institute, Sendai, Japan), collected by K. Okori and accompanied by a J. Cilen label as well, shows many shades of light to dark milky blue sodalite comprising matrix. An exceptionally rare locality, one of the few specimens we have seen from here, overall size 8.5x3cm @ just 65.00

TOPAZ- Dassu (Haramosh), Gilgit, Pakistan
Transparent, pale honey colored single crystals of topaz without matrix, these showing typical stout, prismatic habit with fine pinacoid terminations and well developed prism faces. All show detachment points at the base, and as expected with facet-rough topaz crystals, there are the usual dings in these rather good crystals. Sizes are generous, ranging from 2.5x1.5cm to 4x2.5cm, very inexpensively offered at just 50.00, 75.00, 100.00 and 125.00 each, far below typical prices seen elsewhere!

TREMOLITE ("Needle Asbestos")- Canaan, Litchfield Co., Connecticut
Elongated needles of thickly intergrown tremolite, reminiscent of rigid asbestos, in rich masses in sugary dolomite matrix. An interestingly attractive reference material from this excellent, older eastern U.S. locality. Collected over forty (40) years ago, sizes averaging 3cm to 10cm(!!) across @ only 7.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each.

VAESITE- Castelluccio di Moscheda, Modena, Italy
This rare nickel sulfide minerals occurs as extremely small (<1mm) black masses sparsely scattered in matrix, some associated with minor millerite sprays, and all specimens with a pinpointing arrow. Collected circa 1980 and recently uncovered in our warehouse, specimens from about 2cm to 4cm across @ 45.00, 60.00 and 85.00, depending on quality.

VITIMITE- Solongo, Vitimskoye Plat, Buryatia, Russia
This rare mineral, first offered in 2002, occurs as white, somewhat sectile masses in veinlets in calcite with other species, here as relatively pure extracted masses with minor matrix. Formula: Ca6B14O19[SO4](OH)14*5H2O - monoclinic. Type locality material and from the co-type specimen drill core, IMA #2001-057, only a few small (<1mm) pure samples @ 65.00 each; one small matrix sample, about 4mm @ 165.00. List alternates!

VORONKOVITE- Alluaiv Mt., Lovozero, Kola Pen., Russia
We have only two small samples of this NEW SPECIES, here as rich, glassy brown aggregates comprising matrix. Formula: Na15(Na,Ca,Ce)3(Mn,Ca)3Fe3Zr3Si26O72(OH,O)4Cl*H2O - trigonal, IMA #2007-023, a new member of the eudialyte group. Type locality material, of course! A couple of millimeters across, nearly pure, a boxed sample @ 125.00.

ZINC (NATIVE)- Syrymbet, Kazakhstan
A rarely offer native element, here from an obscure placer deposit that produced a small amount of "fines" when material was separated. A small number of grains in a capsule offered at just 25.00 per lot, with just a few available!

ZIRCON (repaired)- Kolonne, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
Perhaps the largest zircon crystals we have ever offered! From this prolific gem-producing area, we have three finger-sizes (!!) single crystals, all showing good prism faces and terminations. Note: we believe all have been repaired by the local gem dealers in Sri Lanka, and we are offering them as such. All are lustrous, deep brown in color, some with naturally etched prisms, with thickness about one-quarter of their respective heights. Sizes are 46mm tall @ 125.00, 53mm tall @ 145.00, and 60mm tall @ 175.00.

BOOK:

ZEOLITES OF THE WORLD- by Rudy Tschernich
Long out of print, this authoritative work is filled with detailed locality information, physical descriptions and chemical analyses of the ubiquitous zeolite group and its many members. Excellent crystal drawings, SEM images and a remarkable compilation of data makes this an indispensable work for mineral collectors, particularly for its country by country description of occurrences by individual zeolite species. This 563 page hardcover work is difficult to find, and we also include the author's five page addendum from his 1995 update! A must-have monster book in like-new condition, first come-first served, at 150.00 plus shipping. Don't miss it!

CATALOG 20807 - Volume XXXV, No.7, Posted October 21, 2008 All items subject to prior sale, FOB our warehouse.

ACTINOLITE- Dorfer Tal nr. Pragraten, Osttirol, Austria
Flowing sprays of large green and white banded and striated actinolite crystals to almost one centimeter in width and five centimeters in length richly scattered in matrix. Accompanied by an old label handwritten in German. Moderately attractive, overall size is 10x8cm @ 45.00.

AKDALAITE- Bulla Mud Volcano, Apsheron Pen., Azerbaijan
Minute pale greyish earthy masses of this exceedingly rare mineral sparsely scattered on and comprising matrix. The first of this material we have been able to obtain since our initial offering in 1996! Overall sizes average about 1mm and are priced at 100.00 each. Extremely rare, and only a few verified samples available!

ALTAITE in GOLD ORE- 1100' level, Tobourn Mine, Ontario, Canada
From old material collected in the West Drift of the 1100' level in this 1930's gold mine, we have a modest selection of fairly rich altaite specimens, some with minor native gold and potentially some of the typical Au-tellurides found here. The altaite occurs as brilliant, silvery metallic masses and thin streamers scattered in hard quartz-rich matrix, and we have analytically confirmed it as well (copy of our analysis included). Specimens priced according to overall size, richness and gold association, sizes from 2cm to 6cm across @ 20.00, 35.00, 50.00, 75.00 and 100.00, a few large hand specimens to 10cm @ 175.00 to 250.00 each. Excellent!

ANDORITE VI- Haute Loire, Auvergne, France
For many years, this forgotten material sat in our "New Minerals Not Yet Described" boxes, occurring as grey metallic streamers running through matrix, typically associated with admixed ramdohrite and bismuthinite. Although another name had been proposed (a better one, I thought), the material was finally designated as "Andorite VI" (as opposed to the other andorite species, the IV type) when the authors did not submit the proposed nomenclature to the IMA, despite nomenclature publication back in 1985. Hence, we offer the accepted "andorite VI" species name, offered here as cut, unpolished slabs showing the metallic intergrowths, from 2.5cm to 5cm x 5cm @ 25.00 and 55.00 each, with ample material to study for the ambitious ones among you!

ANNABERGITE- Plaka Mine, Laurium, Greece
Excellent, bright green micro bladed crystals and groups of annabergite perched in vugs in matrix. Quite fine for this old classic material, matrix sizes from 2.5cm to nearly 6cm and riced according to quality @ 10.00, 15.00, 25.00, 35.00, and 50.00 each.

BARITE- Chalbrignac, Corriza, France
A hefty numbered hand specimen with correspondingly numbered J. Cilen label, also accompanied by a calligraphic mile Bertrand label! Bertrand, a mineralogist and mining engineer in Paris, was the mineral namee for bertrandite, and his labels are rare! The barite occurs as attractive, steep and firm coral-like plumes of glimmering translucent white crystals without matrix, a superb example from this old locality. Overall size of this specimen is 12.5x7cm @ 150.00.

BARYTOCALCITE- Bleagill, Alston Moor, Cumberland, England
Tall columnar sprays of barytocalcite to 1.2cm tall on matrix. An old and classic locality for the mineral, ex-W.F. Davidson and accompanied by handwritten W. F. Davidson (Cumberland, England) label. A well crystallized and attractive classic! Overall size is 5.5x3.5cm @ 200.00.

BIACHELLAITE- Biachella Valley, Sacrofano Caldera Italy
This NEW SPECIES is offered here as tiny grains about 1mm long, extracted from the second of two specimens that produced this mineral here at the type locality. The mineral is colorless and transparent, IMA #2007-044, formula: (Na,Ca,K)8(Si6Al6O24)(SO4)2(OH)0.5*H2O, trigonal. A new member of the cancrinite group. A single grain in a vial @ 95.00. Rare!

BRUCITE- Crestmore Quarry, Riverside Co., California
Small tan colored rounded crystals of brucite to several millimeters in length, here richly scattered in bluish clacite matrix. An excellent and well-documented occurrence, specimens from about 2.5cm to 7cm across @ 12.50, 20.00, 35.00 and 45.00 each.
CHRYSOCOLLA- About 12 miles west of Globe, Arizona
Light blue-green pods of chrysocolla (possibly replacing ?) dominates a spongy, foam-like dark grey matrix. Copies of old Michigan College of Mines labels accompany these odd, old specimens in sizes from 4cm to 8cm @ 15.00, 24.00, 35.00.

CINNABAR- Red Devil Mine, Kuskokwim River, Alaska
This off-beat locality has produced some interesting cinnabar samples, these from old stock obtained in the 1970's. The cinnabar is in deep red masses or crudely twinned crystals to 5mm or less, typically on white quartz rock that occasionally has grey, metallic stibnite as a minor association. Specimen sizes range from about 2cm to nearly 7cm across with moderately lean coverage, priced according to quality @ 25.00, 40.00, 65.00, 95.00 and 125.00.Great locality material!

CORUNDUM variety SAPPHIRE- Ratnapura, Sabaragamuwa Province, Sri Lanka
A remarkable selection of superb sapphire crystals, ranging in color from frosty greys to yellows to pale blues! Most of these are doubly terminated bipyramidal crystals without matrix, showing weird disjointed growth patterns, twisted prisms and with a few higher priced specimens also in penetrating groups. Many are quite translucent as well! Specimens range from 1.5cm tall to nearly 5cm tall, offered at 100.00, 150.00, 200.00, 250.00 and 300.00 each. Wow!

DARAPIOSITE- Dara-i-Pioz, Tadjikistan
From the type locality, we have a few pale lilac to nearly colorless transparent grains of this rare mineral. This complex silicate is a member of the milarite group, offered here in tiny (1mm) samples. Each is enclosed in a vial @ just 60.00.

EIRIKITE- Umbozero Mi, Alluaiv Mt., Lovozero, Russia
This NEW SPECIES occurs as radial to parallel aggregates of white to colorless acicular crystals to 3mm long, both as inclusions in analcime and in small cavities in analcime-rich matrix. IMA #2007-017, the K-dominant analogue of liefite. Only a few small samples available, either as monomineralic aggregates in a vial @ 40.00, or as matrix specimens to 1.5cm @ 75.00 each. List alternates!

GROUTITE- Zavalie Deposit, Kirovograd, Ukraine
Perhaps the world's finest occurrence of the mineral, offered here as remarkable encrusted, tabular, divergent crystal groups to 1cm across (!!) perched in exposed veinlets and vugs. The material is spectacular for the species, as ubiquitious groups 1-5mm in rich botryoidal coverage or as isolated larger balls, all with strong vitreous to submetallic luster as well! Quite extraordinary for the species, matrix sizes from about 2.5cm to to nearly 7cm across @ 50.00, 85.00 and 125.00 each. Truly the best we have ever offered!

HOLLANDITE- Virgin Valley, Washoe Co., Nevada
A mass of wormy extrusions of rich black hollandite. This specimen is accompanied by an old penciled label indicating it was "Identified by Michael Fleischer U.S. Geological Survey Dept. of the Interior". Affixed is a small tape label with the number 2402, collector unknown, but obtained from Michigan Tech. The overall size is 3x2.5cm @ 30.00.

HYALOPHANE- Zagradski Creek, Busovaca, Bosnia & Herzegovina
Clear hyalophane tetrahedral crystals on massive hyalophane with interesing striations on multiple, but incomplete, faces and minimal matrix. The primary transparent crystal is about 2cm long and has a possible repair along on plane. It is a numbered specimen accompanied by a J. Cilen label. The classic locality for the mineral, and likely the best known occurrence of crystallized hyalophane! The overall size 4.5x2cm @ 125.00.

IIMOREIITE-(Y)- Askagen, Sweden
Massive buff to tan aggregates of iimoreiitec- (Y) scattered in/on matrix. A rarely offered species from one of the few known localities, matrix sizes from 2cm to 6cm @ 20.00, 30.00, 45.00 and 60.00 each.

JUANITE in AKERMANITE- Mica Mine, Kovdor, Kola Peninsula, Russia
Grey glassy veinlets of this uncommon silicate scattered in darker grey akermanite matrix that comprises the bulk of the specimens. A moderately rare mineral from an excellent locality, only a few specimens on hand, sizes ranging averaging about 2.5cm @ just 35.00 each.

KAMPHAUGITE-(Y)- Paratoo Mine, Yunta, S.A., Australia
This uncommon mineral, a Ca-REE carbonate with dominant Y, occurs here as small greyish crusts to white, waxy partial spheres sparsely scattered on matrix, occasionally with other REE-carbonate phases such as pale blue crusty decrespignyite-(Y). A modest selection on hand, specimen sizes ranging from about 2.5cm to 6cm across, very modestly priced @ 10.00, 20.00 and 35.00 each, depending on size and associations.

LAZULITE- Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
Beautiful, dark blue vitreous crystals of lazulite well scattered on matrix, some with other phosphates or with quartz crystals, these from the collection of Mark Mauthner, with many collected by Alan Kulan before his untimely death during the early development of the deposit in the 1970's. About 10 specimens available, sizes from 3cm to nearly 8cm, priced according to quality @ 30.00, 45.00, 60.00 and 85.00 each.

LIOTTITE- Pitigliano Quarry, Tuscany, Italy
Small whitish encrustations of this uncommon mineral sparsely scattered over dark greenish brown vesuvianite and grossular-rich rock matrix. From one of the early finds of the mineral, sizes from 2.5cm to 4cm @ 20.00 and 30.00, a few with better defined crystals and micro potential as well @ 35.00 and 45.00 each.

MEURIGITE-Na- Tom's Phosphate Quarry, Kapunda, S.A., Australia
This NEW SPECIES occurs here as hemispheres of micro, needle-like crystals in yellowish balls nicely scattered on brown gossan matrix, accompanied by numerous other phosphate minerals. IMA #2007-024, the Na-analog of the earlier described meurigite-K. A small selection of moderately rich samples on hand, matrix sizes from about 4cm to 7cm across @ 45.00, 60.00 and 85.00 each, depending on coverage, and all with micro potential as well.

MORINITE (CUPRIAN)- Silver Coin Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada
Minute botryoidal blebs of pale blue cuprian morinite sparsely scattered on matrix, associated with fine micro clear wavellite crystals, pale greenish lipscombite and/or zinclipscombite (type locality) balls and masses, and occasionally crandallite and/or white perhamite crystals as well, wiht many other potential species found here! Good micro material and excellent association pieces. SEM verified from the 1993 find(!!), 2cm to 7cm @ 10.00, 20.00, 30.00 and 50.00 each. A few exceptionally large samples to 10cm @ 75.00 each!

MURUNSKITE- Koashva Mt., Khibiny, Kola Pen., Russia
This rare species occurs here as exeptionally rich, easily visible bronze-colored to dark brownish lamellae and aggregates from 1.5 to 4mm across in a natrolite/aegirine matrix, some with minor red villliaumite. From the material recently used to solve the crystal structure of the mineral, we have a few small, rich specimens, sizes from 1cm to 1.5cm @ 95.00 and 125.00 each.

NAKAURIITE- Premier Chemicals Mine, nr. Gabbs, Nevada
This rare species occurs as pale blue, powdery masses, sparsely scattered on greyish magnesite-brucite rock matrix. Originally from the second world locality for the species, XRD-confirmed with the callaghanite find and the earlier discrediting of "cuproartinite" and "cuprohydromagnesite", we have only a few samples available, sizes from about 2cm to nearly 6cm across @ 15.00, 20.00, 35.00, 55.00 and 75.00 each for the very best!

OLIVENITE- Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
From the finest U.S. occurrence, these are very dark green, elongated olivenite crystals to 5mm long(!!) richly scattered on exposed seams on matrix. Excellent for the species, these are hand-picked, wonderful small groups as matrix specimens from 2.5cm to 8cm @ 10.00, 17.50, 25.00, 40.00 and 75.00 each, all with micro potential as well. The classic U.S.locality for the species; old stuff!

PALYGORSKITE- Metaline Falls, Pend Oreille Co., Washington
Thin, leather-like flexible mass of this greyish mineral oddity without matrix; very weird stuff, (the "mountain leather" name is quite appropriate). Sizes average from 2cm to 4cm long @ 15.00 to 25.00; a few of the large, classic specimens lightly securing greyish tabular calcite crystals, overall sizes in the 7cm range and quite attractive @ 85.00 each. Old stuff from the 1950-1960's mining operations!

PARADAMITE- Mina Ojuela, Mapimi, Durango, Mexico
Gemmy caramel brown, tabular radiating crystals with only a hint of grey matrix. Under magnification they are composed of transparent and translucent areas, some pitted with small encrusted vugs. This specimen is accompanied by a copy of a Mark N. Feinglos M.D. (feinglosite) label. Only two samples are available, size about 1.5cm @ 150.00 each.

PUNKARUAIVITE- Mt. Malyi Punkaruaiv, Lovozero, Russia
This NEW SPECIES is offered here as tiny, single lath-like crystals about 1mm long in a vial, showing typically strong pearly luster. The crystals are transparent and colorless, and the mineral was recently approved (IMA #2008-018), the Na-free analog of lintisite. Only a few tiny crystals available @ 85.00 each. List alternates!

SMITHSONITE- Broken Hill, Central Province, Zambia
An old specimen, ex-Scott Williams, ex-Forrest Cureton, originally labelled as "Broken Hill, Southern Rhodesia", with several large, pale yellowish crudely intergrown rhombohedral crystals to 2cm covering one surface of a flat matrix specimen that is clearly pseudomorphous after some cubic(?) cast of an earlier mineral. An uncommon locality specimen, overall size about 5cm long, only one available @ 65.00.

STIBIOCOLUMBITE- Little Three Mine, Ramona, California
Tiny dark brown grins of this rare mineral, offered here as a single (1mm) matrix-free sample in a vial. Classic locality for the mineral, only a few on hand @ 40.00 each.

TARAMELLITE- Candoglia Quarry, Piedmonte, Italy
Extremely small redish brown to brownish-black columnar aggregates and tiny masses of taramellite sparsely scattered in metamorphosed limestone matrix, most associated with minute pyrite crystals and greenish amphiboles and pyroxenes liberally scattered about. Type locality material, specimen sizes from 2.5cm to 5cm @ 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each.

TAZIEFFITE- Mutnovsky Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
Another NEW SPECIES, this one a Pb-Cd-As-Bi sulfosalt with Cl (!!), offered here as rich, micro sprays of metallic grey acicular crystals averaging 0.6mm, most with a slightly reddish tint on volcanic scoria matrix. IMA #2008-012, formula: Pb20Cd2(As,Bi)22S50Cl10 - monoclinic. Collected in 2002 from a single fumerole, now gone after the 2006-7 eruptions! Only a few 1cm-1.5cm matrix samples on hand, all with excellent micro potential, @ 150.00 and 200.00 each.

TEGENGRENITE- Jakobsberg, Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden
This rare mineral occurs as minute, bright red blebs, some with crude octahedral outlines sparsely scattered in hausmannite ore matrix, some with pale pinkish brucite as well. Formula: (Mg,Mn2+)2Sb0.5(Mn3+,Ti,Si)0.5O4 - rhombohedral; related to spinel. Only a few specimens available, sizes from 0.5cm to nearly 2cm @ 45.00, 65.00 and 95.00 each, depending on size and coverage.

TETRAFERRIPHLOGOPITE- Turii Cape, nr. White Sea, Kola, Russia
Small samples of abundant, brown tabular grians averaging 1mm or so, well scattered in calcite carbonatite matrix. moderately good species representation for this uncommon mica, matrix specimens average about 1.5cm @ just 40.00 each.

TORBERNITE- Hale Quarry, Portland, Connecticut
A large piece of white feldspar with one side sparsely sprinkled with small light green tabular crystals of torbernite. The original label (ex-Frank W. Hess) indicates beryl on teh sample, but we only spy obvious quartz and feldspar as the matrix constituents. Great eastern U.S. locality for the species, overall size 8.5x3.5cm @ 48.00.

WOLFEITE in TRIPHYLITE- Palermo #1 Mine, North Groton, New Hampshire
This secondary phosphate occurs as red-brown to dark brown granular masses scattered in thick, massive triphylite matrix, occasionally with other species. Old material collected many years ago from this prolific locality, specimens range from about 2.5cm to 8cm @ 10.00, 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each, one 12x6cm slab @ 75.00.

YEGOROVITE- Palitra Pegmatite, Kedykverpakhk Mt., Kola, Russia
Another NEW SPECIES from Lovozero, this one just approved! The mineral occurs as tiny colorless to semi-transparent coarse prismatic to flattened, lamellar crystals up to 1mm long, often associated with minor revdite and megacyclite. Named for crystal chemist Yuriy Klavdievich Yegorov-Tismeno (1938-2007), the mineral is a new structural type, the first natural sodium silicate with single chains of Si tetrahedra. IMA #2008-033, Formula: Na4[Si2O4(OH)2]2*7H2O, monoclinic. Offered as tiny single crystals on a carbon tape mount @ 100.00; small matrix samples from 0.3cm to 0.4cm @ 125.00, or a few larger specimens to nearly 1cm @ 165.00, the best 2.5cm @ 225.00 with associated rarities.

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APATITE-(CaF)- Ehrenfriedersdorf, Saxony, Germany
Hexagonal prisms of green-grey apatite crystals from 2 to 7 millimeters long and up to 6 millimeters wide emerge from a vug in a quartz matrix containing minor purple fluorite on this old specimen. We hate the new terminology, but it isn't called fluorapatite any longer (at least for now). Classic locality, accompanied by a Seaman Mineral Museum label, overall size 5.5x5cm @ 140.00.

ARGENTOPYRITE w/ PYRARGYRITE- St. Andreasberg, Harz Mts., Germany
Sharp micro crystals of greyish, columnar pseudohexagonal argentopyrite scattered on sulfide ore matrix, associated with deep red micro pyrargyrite crystals and aggregates as well. Stunning in its quality under the microscope, ex-Lou Perloff, in his standard micromount box from this classic locality, @ 225.00.

ARTHURITE- Cu Stope, Majuba Hill, Pershing Co, Nevada
From an old stash of surprisingly rich material, these are quite glassy, flattened crystal sprays and fibers of this copper arsenate mineral highlighting these specimens. Arthurite occurs as lime green, radial aggregates of nearly transparent to opaque mm-sized microcrystals richly scattered over dense rhyolite matrix, occasionally with other species, quite nice under the 'scope as well! In sizes ranging from about 2cm up to 5cm @ 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 50.00 each; one large 10x8cm specimen @ 95.00.

AURICHALCITE- Paymaster Decline, White Pine Co., Nevada
Rather attractive tufts and small balls of radiaiting micro crystals of pale blue to greenish blue aurichalcite scattered in and on vuggy rock matrix. The locality has produced some excellent calcite and amethystine quartz samples, as well as several lead and silver minerals as well, but the aurichalcite is one of the more uncommon species found here. Colorful, good micro potential, sizes from TN's to nearly 7cm across @ just 5.00, 10.00, 15.00 and 20.00.

AZURITE- Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
Although not uncommon in Nevada, azurite from the Middle Adit at Majuba Hill is rarely offered due to its small crystal size, available in these old specimens as wonderful, deep blue glassy druses and knobby balls filling voids in matrix, typically with minor green malachite and/or a host of other uncommon green arsenates. Surprisingly good coverage that will yield nice TN's and micro's if desired, specimens range from about 2cm to nearly 7cm across at only 4.00, 7.50, 15.00 and 25.00 each!

BORNITE- Snowstorm Mine, Mullen, Idaho
An old numbered specimen containing dark bluish black bornite with irridescent blue metallic lustre. The bornite is in several 1.5cm thick veins in greyish rock, accompanied by an old Michigan College of Mines label. Overall size 5 x 4cm @ 40.00.

CALCITE- Elbingerode, Harz, Germany
A numbered specimen covered with a myraid of small translucent calcite rhombohedrons up to 5 millimeters wide, with some minor dusting of microscopic pyrite crystals. Accompanied by correspondingly numbered label from the world famous Bergakademie Freiberg in Saxony. A great locality piece, moderately attractive, overall size a generous 12 x 8cm @ 75.00.

CALEDONITE with LINARITE- Los Azules, Zapallar, Copiapo, Chile
A fairly uncommon Pb-Cu-carbonate-sulfate mineral, the caledonite occurs here as delicate, pale sea-blue micro crystals and aggregates scattered in seams and vugs, associated with striking, dark purplish-blue linarite and potentially other phases in pale rock matrix. Most samples will have good micro potential as well, and specimen sizes range from about 2cm to 5cm across @ 35.00, 50.00 and 60.00 each, depending on coverage.

CHLORITE GREENSCHISTS- various localities Worldwide
A large selection of shistose, green platy chlorite largely comprising matrix, most predominantly clinochore, comprising these "greenschist" rocks. Collected from numerous localities by famous geologist E.W. Heinrich, specimens range in size from about 4cm up to 8cm across @ 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each.

CHRYSOCOLLA- Robust Mine, White Pine Co., Nevada
Attractive, medium blue botryoids and masses of very colorful chrysocolla shot through dark brown, copper-rich rock matrix, some with minor calcite/aragonite, malachite, micro quartz and occasionally as indistinct pseudomorphs after unknown radiating minerals. Good looking material to add some color to your cabinet at a very modest cost, specimens range from 2cm to 8cm @ 4.00, 8.50, 20.00 and 40.00 each.

DIAMOND- Carnot River, Bangui Region, Central Afr Rep
A highly unusual complex crystal that shows a mildly pinkish tan color without matrix, comprised of what appears to be a pair of stacked octahedrons that have been twisted, rotated and then offset, with an underside "hollow" showing numerous trigons across the entire angular complex crystal! An uncommon color for this off-beat locality, overall size about 5x4x3mm, weight about 0.46 carats, potentially a superb micro if you are so inclined, at just 200.00. One only!

FAIRFIELDITE- Cigana Mine, Galileia, M.G., Brazil
Excellent stacked plates and rosettes of greyish, glassy micro fairfieldite crystals and groups scattered on matrix, typically associated with white albite, quartz and/or muscovite. Fine micro potential, overall sizes from 2cm to nearly 4cm acrss @ 20.00, 30.00, 40.00 and 50.00 each. Super!

GAHNITE variety Dysluite- Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey
Sharp, dark greenish black octahedral crystals and aggregates frozen in white calcite matrix, all very old material from the Michigan Mining College collection, and offered here as three different specimens with varying degrees of exposed crystals, sizes average 5cm to 7cm @ 95.00.

GILLARDITE- 132 North Dep., Widgiemooltha, W.A. Australia
This relatively NEW SPECIES occurs as minute, dark green glassy aggregates, here with minor gypsum in thin seams overlaying pale green gaspeite masses. Formula: Cu3NiCl29OH)6 - rhombohedral, IMA # 2006-041, the Ni-analogue of herbertsmithite! We have just a few speimens available with modest coverage, ranging in size from about 1.5cm to 3.5cm @ 45.00, 65.00 and 85.00 each.

HELVITE- Schwarzenberg, Erzgebirge, Germany
Yellow-ochre crystalline helvite occuring with quartz in dark grey to brownish rock matrix. Originally from Krantz in Germany and secured from the Michigan College of Mines, these are excellent reference specimens from an old and famous locality. Sizes from 2.5-6cm @ just 18.00, 25.00, 40.00.

HEMIMORPHITE- Matamoras Mine, Eureka Co., Nevada
Delicate, transparent to greyish white bladed crystals of hemimorphite to 8mm tall liberally scattered in exposed seams and vugs in limonitic matrix, some with minor malachite, in neat little bowties etc. Very much like the 1960's Mexican hemimorphite, these are quite attarctive and will also yield good TN's and micro's if further trimming is done. From an obscure Nevada locality! Specimens range from about 2.5cm to nearly 6cm across @ only 5.00, 10.00 and 20.00 each; one monster 18x11cm specimen @ 100.00.

HOLMQUISTITE on QUARTZ- Nazareno, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A most unusual find of "hairy", needle-like fibrous holmquistite forming pale greyish balls of radiating needles perched in and on massive quartz matrix. Superior micro potential on this typically uninspirering species, this occurrence is outstanding for the mineral! Available as small TN's @ 20.00, a few larger matrix samples with multiple balls to nearly 3cm @ 45.00 each. List alternates!

IXIOLITE- Skogsbole, Kemio (Kimito), Finland
From an old hoard, we have a small lot of massive, black crystalline ixiolite , densely intergrown with massive tapiolite comprising matrix. Quit eugly stuff, but high specific gravity material with little associate "rock", here from a superb locality obtained many years ago during our travels in Finland. Specimens range from small fragments to 1.5cm @ 20.00, 35.00 and 55.00 each.

LITHIOPHOSPHATE- Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Manitoba, Canada
This rare species occurs as glassy crystalline aggregates, either a relative pure fragaments without matrix averaging 1cm @ 35.00 each, or as matrix specimens with "lepidolite" and other phases, 2cm to 3.5cm @ 50.00 and 75.00 each. Prolific locality material from very old stock!

MALACHITE on BARITE, QUARTZ- Cheshire, Connecticut
Botryoidal knobs and masses of light and dark green malachite line several vugs and sparsely cover the surface of an intergrown, tabular barite matrix. A large area of the surface is also covered by small quartz crystal points. A classic Eastern U.S. locality, rarely available, a large and moderately colorful piece for the locality, overall size 13.5x12cm @ 75.00.

MCGUINNESSITE- Red Mt., nr. Ukiah, Mendocino Co., California
Silky, blue-green masses of tiny fibrous spherules of mcguinnessite richly scattered on peridotite rock matrix. From
the type locality, collected in the late 1970's just prior to publication. Minor assications include malachite and possibly other species. Rich specimens, accompanied by a copy of a signed A.L. McGuinness label, sizes from 3cm to 8cm @ 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 60.00 each. One superb museum specimen, 18x14cm @ 300.00.

MIMETITE- Cucurpe, Cerro Prieto, Sonora, Mexico
We stumbled across a small lot of 1970's vintage mimetite in our warehouse, these rather attractive as tiny sprays of radiating, pale greenish yellow to yellow crystal groups richly scattered oer calcite-encrusted gossan matrix. Superb micro potential on these fully covered specimens, the weird habit almost aragonite-like with strange branches and spears of mimetite everywhere! Specimens 2.5cm to 7cm @ just 7.50, 12.50, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

PHARMACOSIDERITE- Cornwall, England
Small greenish-brown cubic crystals of pharmacosiderite richly scattered on rock matrix and in exposed seams. From a classic locality (we have several Cornwall localities originally labeled as Wheal Muttrell and Wheal Gorland that appear identical), these specimens measure about 2cm to 3.5cm with commensurate coverage @ 12.50, 20.00 and 30.00 each, most with good micro potential as well.

PYRITE- nr Lowell shaft, Copper Qun, Bisbee Arizona
An old numbered ore sample comprised primarily of massive pyrite and disseminated black magnetite and minor garnet in Escabrosa limestone matrix. The old calligraphic label from the Michigan College of Mines indicates the specimen was collected about 700 feet from the famous Lowell Shaft at the Copper Queen Mine. Overall size of this hefty old specimen is 11 x 7.5cm @ 45.00.

QUARTZ- Chollar Mi, Comstock Lode,Storey Co Nevada
From an uncommon locality, these are somewhat milky quartz crystals to 2cm tall in various groups that are largely free of other associations, with many showing odd "reverse scepter" tapering habit in which the base of the crystals are considerably wider than at the terminations. Many strange faces among these complex groups, relatively inexpensive in groups that range from about 2.5cm to 7cm @ only 4.00, 8.50, 15.00 and 25.00 each

SAMARSKITE-(Y)- Spinelli Quarry, S. Glastonbury, Connecticut
A classic eastern U.S. locality, the Spinelli Quarry has yielded rich samples of samarksite and columbite in years past. In the late 1950's this material was used to determine the half life of the Pb^210 isotope, but little has come to market in the past few decades. We have a few analyzed samples, very close to the quantifications in Dana's 7th.edition of the System of Mineralogy, occurring as nearly pure, solid rich dark brown glassy masses with minor surface alteration, specimens ranging from about 1.8cm to 4cm (!!) across @ 20.00, 35.00, 55.00 and 85.00 each. Excellent for the locality, with copy of our analysis!

SANTAROSAITE- Santa Rosa Mine, Iquique, Chile
This NEW SPECIES occurs as tiny, deep blue balls comprised of submicroscopic sheaf-like crytsals, all well-scattered on matrix. Moderately colorful material with superior micromount potential, this CuB2O4 mineral (IMA # 2007-013) is tetragonal and samples are from the type locality, of course. Specimens range in size from about 2cm to 5cm across @ just 40.00, 60.00 and 75.00 each, depending on size and coverage.

SCAPOLITE (purple!)- Templeton, Quebec, Canada
Lavender pieces of massive scapolite, the coloring being fairly unusual in this mineral. Old Ward's Natural Science stock, rich and solid masses of this oddity, sizes ranging from 2.5cm to 5cm @ only 7.50, 12.50, and 17.50 each.

SILVER (NATIVE) w/ COPPER- Keweenaw County, Michigan
Here's a remarkable offer: we recently obtained many THOUSANDS of tiny, mine run native silver specimens, a small percentage with minor copper halfbreeds, some with trace epidote, all gathered over the course of many years by a collector. These average 2mm to 3mm, some smaller, some larger. He kept them in an old mustard jar (the contents of which cost 12 cents at some distant time in the past!), and we recently purchased the entire load. We could mount them and sell them off through several lifetimes at a couple of bucks a piece, but we would rather see them go more quickly at a much reduced price. Hence, here are a few deals to choose from: LOT #1: 10 grams (about 150 samples) @ 40.00; LOT #2: 50 grams (about 750 samples) @ 175.00, LOT #3: 100 grams (about 1500 pieces!!) @ 295.00, a micromounter's lifetime supply!

STIBNITE in OPAL- Sinter Hill, Steamboat Springs, Nevada
A rare locality for stibnite, here occurring as micro radiating greyish black needles in seams scattered in massive greyish black massive opal matrix. A unique association assemblage from an excellent locality, specimens from TN's to 5cm across @ 12.50, 20.00 and 35.00 each!

STIBNITE on CALCITE- Pribram, Bohemia, Czech Republic
An older specimen with hand-inked calligraphic label attached as well as one loose has a nice scattering of thin stibnite crystals radiating within and on a matrix of massive white calcite. Clearly an old sample, quite attractive and likely from one of the older German mineral museums based on the label styles, overall size 6 x 5cm @ 55.00.

SURSASSITE- Parsettens Mn-Mine, Sursass, Switzerland
From the Oberhalbsten, Graubundun, type locality, the manganese silicate sursassite occurs as rich attractive coppery-red fibrous to prismatic veins and masses, associated with quartz and possibly other Mn minerals. In sizes from 2cm to 6cm @ 15.00, 25.00, 45.00, and 75.00 each. Nice! One large specimen from the Strategic Mn Mine in Woodstock, NB, Canada, size 11x7cm @ 165.00.

SYLVANITE- Offenbanya, Transylvania, Romania
From the type locality, an old numbered specimen showing several large arborescent patterns of sylvanite on a nearly flat matrix surface. The silver-gold telluride is partially tarnished but richly scattered in a herringbone pattern across the top of the specimen, showing excellent contrast and richness. Accompanied by correspondingly numbered calligraphic labels from the Michigan College of Mines and an old George English label as well. Overall size 8 x 5.5cm @ 350.00.

TODOROKITE var. DELATORREITE- Charco Redondo Mine, Oriente Prov., Cuba
A large block of dark greyish black todorokite radiating into large cells compartmentalized by very thin white layers. The habit is uncommon, almost like a wind-blown stalactitic mass. From an rarely encountered locality, originally called "deltatoreite". Overall size is a monstrous 13x12cm @ 165.00.

WARDNER FOOT WALL CLAY SAMPLE- Bunker Hill-Sullivan Mine, Wardner, Idaho
The old calligraphic Michigan College of Mines label accompanying this specimen describes it as "The distinguishing clay seam of the Wardner Footwall. When found in the mine is soft but tough". It's very hard now. Species content for clay minerals is left to those of you with too much time on your hands. Overall size 10x7.5cm @ 30.00.

WURTZITE- Welkenvaldt, Belgium
These are interesting samples of deep red-brown, semi-metallic wurtzite masses largely comprising matrix, some with minor pyrite evident in vugs and seams, most showing an odd, wormy to stalactitic morphology, some with what appears to be reticulated, intergrown galena. Ex-A.E. Seaman Museum material from an rarely offered older locality! Sizes range from 2cm to 4cm @ only 24.00, 35.00, and 45.00 each.

BOOKS

FLEISCHER'S GLOSSARY- 2008 Edition by Malcolm Back
The latest edition of Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species has been produced, and our latest shipment has arrived here! This useful reference has been expanded to a larger 6"x9" format, wire bound, and encompasses 346 pages covering 4233 species. The mineral groups appendix has been added once again, and many new nomenclature changes have been provided. The book is a very reasonable 26.00 plus 5.00 shipping in the USA.

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ANATASE- Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Another strange Brazilian occurrence of this ubiquitious mineral, here as distinctly thick tabular to nearly rhomboid-shaped single crystals without matrix. Certainly one of the more uncommon forms for the species, appearing almost siderite-like in habit! Only a few attractive TN's on hand, averaging about 1cm tall and all neatly mounted in a perky box @ just 30.00 each. List alternates!

AUSTINITE- Gold Hill, Tooele Co., Utah
Excellent vitreous micro crystals of austinite very richly scattered in opened seams of limonite matrix. Fine for the species, old material from this famous locality, matrix sizes from 2cm to 7cm across with corresponding coverage @ 7.50, 12.50, 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each. Nice!

AZURITE, SMITHSONITE etc.- Helvetia District, Pima Co., Arizona
A hand specimen comprised of numerous micro-crystallized botryoids of deep blue azurite scattered about a hard rock matrix, associated with pale green malachite, subordinate micro aurichalcite and overlaying a stockwork of greyish white smithsonite in thin veinlets. From the collection of A.W. Pinger (1897-1975), well known geologist for Empire Zinc as well as New Jersey Zinc (1923-1950), accompanied by his identifying label, overall size about 8x5cm @ 55.00.

BURBANKITE- Pocos de Caldos, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Minute, slender crystals and aggregates of clear to tan burbankite in vugs or as rich inclusions in blocky natrolite crystals, often associated with analcime, ankerite rhombs, ilmenite and/or chlorite. Excellent for the species, most with good micro potential, matrix sizes from 2cm to 3+cm @ 15.00, 24.00, and 35.00 each.

CABALZARITE w/ KEMMLITZITE- Falotta, nr, Tinzen, Graubunden, Switzerland
This relatively rare species occurs as minute, tan to salmon-pink colored crystalline aggregates sparsely scatterd on black matrix, some with minor micro potential, a few with greyish brown kemmlitzite as well! Formula: Ca(Mg,Al,Fe)2(AsO4)2(OH)2. Type locality material, sizes from about 2cm to 3.5cm @ 60.00 and 85.00 each; only a few on hand!

CLINOPTILOLITE-Ca- Succor Creek, Malheur Co., Oregon
Small transparent crystals of this interesting species very richly scattered in opened, geode-like balls, occasionally with minor white mordenite. Old material collected in the 1960's with good micro potential, specimen sizes from about 2cm to 5cm @ 10.00, 20.00 and 35.00 each.

CLINOZOISITE- nr. Alamos, Sonora, Mexico
Pinkish red radiating aggregates of clinozoisite richly scattered in rock matrix, typically with minor greenish epidote as well. From the famous Rancho de Tepueste find of the late 1960's, moderately colorful specimens from 2.5cm to 6cm @ 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each.

CLINTONITE- Amity, Orange Co., New York
Another type locality mineral, offered here as surprisingly rich masses of lamellar aggregates of deep red-brown color, all showing high luster and typically associated with rusty colored chondrodite and an as yet undetermined pinkish mineral, densely intergrown in tenacious matrix. Specimens range from about 2.5cm to nearly 7cm long @ 15.00, 25.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each. A few larger available - inquire!

COBALTAUSTINITE w/ ERYTHRITE- Dome Rock Cu Mine, nr.Mingary, S.A. Australia
Olive green micro crystals and masses of this unusual species scattered on matrix, most associated with dusty, violet-rose radiating erythrite masses. From the original find years ago, matrix sizes from 2cm to 5cm @ 35.00, 50.00, 85.00, and 125.00.

COLUSITE- East Colusa Mine, Butte, Montana
This interesting copper-vanadium sulfosalt occurs as rich bonzey metallic masses and veinlets well scattered in quartz matrix, often with admixed enargite and occasionally chalcopyrite, pyrite or other sulfides. Old material, sizes from about 2.5cm to 7cm @ 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 50.00 each.

CONICHALCITE var: HIGGINSITE- Higgins Mine, Bisbee, Cochise Co., Arizona
Described by Palache in 1920 as a new mineral, "higginsite" was found in 1917 at this locality as minute breen botryoids and masses on a grayish black manganese ore matrix, filling small voids and seams. Subsequent work by Berry in 1951 found minor variations between this mineral and conichalcite, but attributed it to substitution between phosphate and arsenate, discrediting "higginsite". We have a few small specimens of this distinctive, historic material, most with modest micro potential, sizes from about 1cm to 2.5cm @ just 8.50, 12.50 and 20.00 ea.

CUPRITE- Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
Dark reddish black lustrous masses of cuprite richly scattered as pods and streamers in veinlets coursing through brecciated rock matrix, occasionally with pale greenish or bluish secondary copper mineral staining evident as well. Microscopic examination of these otherwise modest specimens will disclose native copper and the potential for many secondary arsenates and phosphates as well! For those of you so inclined, these take a great polish across the face as well! Sizes range from 2.5cm to 7cm across @ 8.00, 15.00, 25.00 and 35.00 each.

CYANOPHYLLITE- Tistoulet Mine, Padern, Aude, France
These are small matrix specimens averaging about 1.5cm across, showing tiny, bluish green platy cyanophyllite crystals in exposed vugs. Collected at the 470 level of the mine, these were brought out more than five years ago and were just recently uncovered here in the warehouse. XRD confirmed, occasionally with camerolaite or other phases, only a few available @ 45.00 each. List alternates!

FERROWYLLIEITE- Victory Mine, Custer County, South Dakota
From the type locality, collected by the author! Ferrowyllieite occurs as dark blue to almost black crystalline masses and cleavages scattered through pegmatite matrix. The locality is now under water in a reservoir, so no more material will ever be recovered from here! In rich matrix specimen sizes from 1.5cm to 5cm @ 20.00, 35.00, 50.00, and 85.00 each; a few superb, nearly pure (!!!) larger cleavage samples, from 8cm to 11cm @ 200.00, 250.00 and 300.00 each.

GYPSUM with COPPER inclusions- Mission Mine, Pima Co., Arizona
Old material recently uncovered in our warehouse, these are clear "selenite" variety gypsum showing metallic, arborescent metallic copper branches scattered throughout the gypsum, making for very interesting and unusual inclusion specimens! Only a coupel dozen specimens on hand, most in the 2cm to 5cm size range @ 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 35.00 each, a few large cabinet samples @ 100.00 each. Nice!

HUREAULITE- Cigana Mine, Galileia, Minas Gerais Brazil
This interesting phosphate occurs here (near the former Jocao Mine locality) as reasonably well crystalized specimens showing pink, somewhat elongated aggregates and tabular rods closely intergrown to form colorful sheaves on matrix, occasionally with other phosphates (rockbridgeite, etc.) species, attractive TN specimens from 2cm to 3cm @ 20.00, 27.50 and 35.00 each, depending on quality.

MACKINAWITE- Mackinaw Mine, Snohomish Co., Washington
This uncommon mineral occurs here at microscopic feathery inclusions in rock, evident by the slightly bronze-metallic luster see on the polished faces of each sample at 80x under crossed polars. Type locality material, only a few samples on hand, sizes from about 1.5cm to nearly 3cm across @ 65.00 and 125.00 each, depending on size and coverage.

MAGNETITE (foliated)- Chester Co., Pennsylvania
A very old specimen, comprised of rich, unsually foliated masses of black lamellar magnetite largely constituting matrix, with small pods and traces of pale green byssolite and golden chalcopryite evident upon close examination. The associations suggest this is remarkably rich ore from French Creek, but the two accompanying old labels from the Michigan College of Mines only offer "Chester Co., Pa." as the locality, as does an older small calligraphic label. A classic specimen of high purity, undoubtably quite old, size about 7x7cm @ 55.00.

MARICOPAITE with MIMETITE- Moon Anchor Mine, Maricopa Co., Arizona
Micro white to greyish acicular crystals of maricopaite scattered on yellowish orange mimetite and rock matrix. Rare, X-Ray verified material, some with good micro potential and all cheaper than ten years ago, sizes from 2cm to 7cm @ 20.00, 35.00, 50.00, 85.00 and 100.00 each.

METACINNABAR with CINNABAR- Sinter Hill, Steamboat Springs, Nevada
Exceptionally rich and colorful specimens from this Washoe County locality, just recently exposed during a brief road construction project and now gone! The metacinnbar occurs as greyish black to purplish masses and botryoids scattered over starkly white silaceous sinter matrix, associated with ubiquitious powdery masses of rich, deep red cinnbar, often overlain by transparent filmy botryoids of opal as well! Quite striking in appearance, specimens range from 2.5cm to 8cm @ 7.50, 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 65.00 each, a few larger, superb samples to 15x10cm(!!) @ 125.00, and one killer museum specimen of 20cm across (!!!) @ 300.00. Great stuff for a typically ugly mineral, analytically confirmed as well! Don't miss these!

MIDDENDORFITE- Hilairitovoye Peg., Kirovskii Mine, Russia
From the 252 meter level of this prolific mine in the Khibiny Massif, we have a few specimens of small orange, coarse rhomb-like lamellar crystals and wormy clusters of this exceptionally rare mineral on matrix, associated with an oddly fibrous, white narsarsukite, natrolite and/or microcline etc. Described in 2005 (IMA #2005-028), these are the first matric specimens we have been able to obtain, specimen sizes ranging from about 1.5cm to 4cm @ 120.00, 150.00 and 195.00 each. Excellent for the species!

MILLERITE- Halls Gap, Lincoln Co., Kentucky
Small geodes and sections containing excellent fibrous needles of brilliant, elongated brassy millerite. A featured article in Mineralogical Record about 20 years ago, these are old specimens collected over 50 years ago, most with good micro potential as well, some with micro pyrite, sizes from about 2cm to nearly 4cm across @ 20.00, 30.00, 40.00 and 50.00 each, depending on coverage and quality. The locality is essentialyl gone now!

MINIUM- Centennial Eureka Mine, Juab Co., Utah
Bright orange opaque masses and coatings of SEM-verified minium richly scattered in vugs and on matrix, associated with minor galena and quartz. Unusual material and missing from many reference collections, we offer 2cm to 4.5cm specimens @ 7.50, 12.50, 17.50, and 25.00 each.

MONTEREGIANITE-(Y)- Mont St. Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
Vitreous white to pearly grey prismatic micro crystals and aggregates of this rare species sparsely scattered in matrix, most showing internal green fluorescence under SW ultraviolet. Matrix specimens with arrows from 3cm to 6cm @ 40.00, 60.00 and 75.00 each.

NADORITE- Langban, Varmland, Sweden
A rather large and rich specimen, recently uncovered in the Julius Weber-Lou Perloff Collection material. The sample is a 6x4cm matrix specimen of dark brown massive "schefferite" clinopyroxene that shows a large, rich area of dull yellowish green crystalline material, originally identified as ecdemite, and extending about 4x2.5cm across one face, with lesser spotty coverage on the reverse. Weber's label notes "Checked by P.B.M." (Paul B. Moore) who worked with Weber on many occasions to identify rare species. Subsequent work on this specimen @ the University of Arizona via Mark Feinglos submission determined that the crystals are nadorite, not ecdemite, adding to the list of corrections noted in the Langban book about many supposed Langban ecdemite samples. A fine piece for this classic locality specimen, only one available, far superior to any we have offered previously, @ 300.00.

NATROJAROSITE- Kamareza Mine, Laurium, Attica, Greece
Rich, dark brown micro crystals of natrojarosite scattered in seams and vugs in matrix. Good micro potential on most; excellent older locality material, sizes from 1.5cm to 5cm @ 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each.

PIEMONTITE var: WITHAMITE- Lincoln Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
Monster specimens, size about 10cm x 8 cm to 15cm x 11cm, showing purplish, somewhat dusty carmine red masses of this variety of piemontite fully covering the entire top surface of these museum-size specimens! Originally thought to be an Mn-rich variety of epidote with admixed clinozoisite, this material has been shown to be piemontite. From an obscure locality, an old ex-A.E. Seaman Museum specimens, huge, rich @ 75.00 and 115.00.

QUARTZ with MOVING BUBBLE- Waziristan, Northern Areas, Pakistan
A strange pair of quartz crystals from this uncommon locality: each crystal is a complex floater, doubly terminated, and showing numerous water-clear areas in which microscopic voids are readily evident under modest magnification. We have circled the rare, moveable bubbles rolling in entrapped hydrothermal fluids in each crystal, making for remarkable and interesting specimens! Sizes range from 3.9cm to 4.3 cm @ 60.00 and 85.00, depending on number and movement of entrapped bubbles! List alternates!

SCHREYERITE- Satra Mine, Finspang, Ostergotland, Sweden
This rare species occurs here as submicroscopic inclusions in sulfide ore specimens, ex-Cureton and Wilke material identified by microprobe in polished sections, and noted in Wilke's monumnetal work on Swedish minerals. The locality, also the type for benevidesite and vuorelaineite, ceased mining operations prior to 1920, and we have just a few small samples on hand, sizes from about 0.8cm to 3cm across @ 35.00, 55.00, 85.00 and 125.00 each.

SILVER- Hope Bay Mines, Northwest Territory Canada
A old hoard of superbly crystallized micro silvers from this older locality, recently uncovered in a dealer's stock we purchased some years ago. Specimens range from about 8mm to nearly 2cm and are comprised of attractive micro silvers in arborescent groups, all quite stunning under the 'scope @ just 10.00, 15.00 and 20.00 each. Or, try a collection of 5 assorted specimens worth over 60.00 for just 45.00, or 10 for 75.00!

SMITHSONITE (Cobaltoan)- Apex Mine, St. George, Utah
Rather odd, pale pinkish, rather dull smithsonite masses scattered in matrix, some with pale bluish aurichalcite. A classic U.S. locality for a variety of interesting minerals most notably the gossen encrusted azurites), very modestly priced from 2cm to 7cm @ 5.00, 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 35.00 each. A few larger: inquire!

SPINEL with UVITE TOURMALINE- Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey
Yet another old classic specimen, this one a large hand specimen accompanied by a Wisconsin State College & Institute of Technology - Platteville label, formerly from their Geology Department Collection that we obtained in an exchange many years ago. The label also indicates this was originally a gift from the U.S. National Museum at some time in the distant past! The specimen is comprised of rich, pale brownish aggregates and crudely crystallized uvite tourmaline, covered on one side by densely packed, black spinel with a few small isolated octahedral crystals and faces also evident. A large hand specimen, measuring 9x8cm and quite heavy from an apparently old occurrence @ 175.00.

SPODUMENE var: KUNZITE- Kunar Valley, Afghanistan
From a recent find just featured in Mineral News, these are complex, highly convoluted and etched single crystals of transparent, gemmy, lilac colored kunzite without matrix, all showing weird "glacial peaks", chaotic crystal faces and even a few with preferential luster! Sizes range from TN's (about 2cm) up to larger, stouter miniatures of 5cm or so, with a wide range of prices depending on size and aesthetics: 25.00, 40.00, 55.00, 80.00, 120.00, 150.00, 200.00, 250.00 and one @ 400.00. Very neat stuff!

STANFIELDITE- Homel, nr. Minsk, Belarus
This exceptionally rare mineral occurs here as small masses mounted in a 1cm probe mount, accompanied by an SEM image and complete analytical chemistry. The mineral was found here in minute amounts within the Brahin Pallasite nmeteorite that fell here in 1810! Only two confirmed and supberly documented samples @ 375.00 each.

STEACYITE- Mt St Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
This uncommon species occurs here as micro brown crystals sparsely scattered in vugs in analcime and aegirine matrix. Old Cureton material from the type locality, generously sized samples from 2cm to 6cm across @ 35.00, 50.00 and 75.00 each, depending on size and quality.

STEVENSITE pseudo @ PECTOLITE- Paterson, Passaic Co., New Jersey
A member of the smectite group of minerals, stevensite occurs as chalky white to tan psuedomorphs replacing the compact sprays of pectolite this locality is so well known for. Residual pectolite, as well as prehnite, may also be present. Neat, rich material, minimum matrix, sizes from 3cm to nearly 8cm @ 15.00, 25.00, 45.00, 75.00, 100.00.

STILBITE- Southbury, New Haven Co., Connecticut
A remarkable, old specimen comprised of thickly radiating flattened sprays of stilbite completely covering one large surface of a gray and black gneissic matrix. The grayish tan sprays of stilbite reach 3cm edge to edge, and the specimen is accompanied by an old Michigan College of Mines label as well. Size is 10x7cm @ just 50.00.

TINTICITE- Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka Co., Nevada
Appearing as earthy crusts, this occurance of tinticite is actually as mats of finely fibrous acicular tan microcrystals, readily observable at highest magnifications, with typical Gold Quarry associations. Known only from a few localities, this may be the best found to date. Sizes from 1cm to 5cm @ 25.00, 40.00, 60.00 and 75.00 each.

TITANITE with CLINOCHLORE- Shigar Valley, Skardu Dist., N.A., Pakistan
Exception, apple green gremmy titanite crystals to more then one centimeter tall scattered on the surface of a very dark greenish clinochlore-encrusted white feldspar matrix, with the titanite crystals showing unblemished terminations, with twinned crystals evident as well. You've seen small thumbnails of these these at the shows for more than $1000 a specimen, but we have a few large, attractive samples from this great find, averaging 8cm long overall(!!), at just 500.00 each! Don't miss these handsome specimens!

TOBERMOREITE pseudo @ WILKEITE- Crestmore Quarry, Riverside Co., California
Small white spherules and minute fibrous pods of tobermoreite occur here as pseudomorphs after "wilkeite" in pale blue calcite and occasionally admixed with jennite or other species. The material varies from lean to exceptionally rich, sizes from about 2cm to 6cm @ 12.50, 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each. One large and fairly rich sample about 13x8cm @ 125.00.

TOSUDITE- Takatama Mine, Fukushima Pref., Japan
Masses of the clay mineral tosudite are available once again! This is dusty, ochre-colored material from the type locality for this species, not much to look at but from the classic location. Capsules @ 10.00 each; small matrix specimens from 1cm to 3cm @ 15.00, 25.00, 40.00.

TRUSCOTTITE- Lebong Donok Gold Mine, Benkulen, Sumatra
Type locality material! This complex calcium magnesium silicate occurs as pearly white flakes richly covering and comprising matrix. Otherwise unremarkable, truscottite is available as fragments in a capsule for 20.00 each, or in matrix specimens from 0.5cm to nearly 2 cm at 35.00, 50.00, and 65.00 each.

ZEUNERITE- Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
From an old hoard, fairly good specimens of small, flattened radiating plates of medium green zeunerite sprasely scattered in exposed seams on matrix. The sprays extend to 6mm across, and they are highly lustrous against the dull, greyish rock matrix, these likely collected many years ago from the base of the Copper Stope where the mineral was once found. Only a few on hand, sizes from 3cm to 5cm, priced to quality @ 15.00, 30.00 and 45.00 ea

COLLECTIONS & GEMS

CALCITE COLLECTION- Paymaster Decline, White Pine Co., Nevada
This prolific locality has producted many interesting minerals over the years, and we have assembled a small but diverse selection of crystallized calcite specimens showing different habits, colors and/or associations. We offer a suite of four (4) different specimens, including clear to greyish spikes, orange scalenohedrons, white botryoids etc., all obtained from different parts of this huge mine. They are avialable as lots only in TN to 6cm sized groups, at either 12.00, 25.00 or 40.00 per lot of four, all attractive and interesting for the calcite collector!!

HIDDENITE- Kunar Valley, Nuristan, Afghanistan
An exceptional lot of pale green hiddenite (spodumene) gems, cleanly cut in a variety of ovals and rounds, some of the best we've seen recently. Only a few of these came in, and we have arbitrarily lotted them in either ~4 carat stones @ 75.00 each, or as ~7 carat stones @ 115.00 each, or as ~9 carat stones @ 140.00. Don't miss these wonderful stones for your gem collection!

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AGARDITE-(Ce)- Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
Superb, pale green tiny micro crystals in tufted balls and needles of agardite-(Ce) nicely scattered in/on vuggy matrix, most with micro, water-clear quartz crystals and occasionally as inclusions in these quartz crystals! From an old find, quite exceptional for the locality, these will yield fine micromounts under the 'scope! Specimen sizes range from about 2cm to nearly 7cm across @ just 8.50, 15.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each.

ANGLESITE etc.- Rowley Mine, nr. Theba, Maricopa Co., Arizona
From material collected over forty (40) years ago, we have a small stock of heavy and dense hand specimens comprised of galena cores surrounded by translucent aggegrates and micro crystals of anglesite in thin seams and vugs, often associated with minute tabular orange wulfenite, micro needle-like hairs of mimetite, nondescript secondary copper minerals and potentially other phases. Some micro potential likely exists in these as well if trimmed, specimen sizes range from about 3.5cm to hefty 8cm samples @ just 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each, depending on quality and size.

BRANNERITE- Pronto Uranium Mine, Blind River, Canada
Another Ontario locality for this uncommon mineral, here as brownish black masses thinly scattered in quartz conglomerate matrix, typically associated with monazite and/or other species. Because of disseminated habit, these are not particualrly hot, specimen sizes average 5cm across @ 55.00 each. Old stuff!

CALCITE on QUARTZ- St. Andreasberg, Harz Mts., Germany
Well-formed calcite crystals to 1.3 cm richly cover grayish translucent quartz crystals. An attractive and very presentable specimen with the bottom partially covered with a brown glue residue from previous mounting. Originally sold by Kittredge Minerals. From an old and famous locality highly prized by collectors. 6.5x5cm @ 150.00.

CARNOTITE, URANOPHANE etc.- Haystack Mine, McKinley Co., New Mexico
Carnotite occurs here as yellowish masses well scattered on dense Todilto limestone matrix. Analytical work discloses mixtures of several other (unfortunately all yellow) uranium species are present, most notably uranophane as somewhat more glassy, elongated micro aggregates and possibly microscopic rutherfordine, slightly waxy tyuyamunite etc. Old material collected about 40 years ago, moderately radioactive, specimens about 6cm @ 35.00, a few 14x10cm large ones @ just 95.00.

DIAMOND (brownish)- Argyle Mine, W.A., Australia
From a small lot from the David New inventory that we purchased upon his retirement, these are somewhat rounded octahedral crystals that show an odd, brownish color tinge, offered here at an old, ridiculously low price! Crystals range from 4x3mm to 5x4mm, about 0.5 carats each, and we provide these at just 20.00 per crystal! Limit two per order, please!

ELBAITE variety RUBELITE- Morro Redondo Mine, Coronel Murta, Brazil
Wonderful, deep pink to clear, elbaite tourmaline crystal sections without matrix, these showing complex, highly etched prism faces or pinacoidal forms, suggesting a late-stage invasion of hydrothermal solution s after their formation. Small specimens with excellent luster and variable colors, sizes from about 1cm to 2cm tall at just 8.50, 15.00 and 20.00 each. Neat!

ERIONITE-Na- Ikitsuki-jima Is., Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
From a rarely offered locality, erionite-Na occurs here as white, parallel-fibrous crusts to 0.5mm thick, epitaxially overgrowing very thin lamellar hexagonal crystals of levyne-Na. These are the classic habit for teh species, forming attractive micro intergrowths of clusters and sprays in vugs. Good micro potential, specimens from 2cm to nearly 6cm @ 25.00, 35.00 and 45.00 each.

EUCLASE- Boa Vista, Minas Gerais, Brazil
From very old stock, we have uncovered a small lot of clear, singly terminated euclase crystals without matrix, most showing excellent prism faces rising from matrix detachment point with sharp, vertical striations. Small but textbook forms, sizes from 5mm to 9mm tall at 10.00, 15.00 and 20.00 each.

FORSTERITE+LUDWIGITE inclusion- Sapat, Kohistan Dist, NW Frontier, Pakistan
Wonderful medium green glassy single crystals of translucent to transparent forsertite (variety peridot) showing tiny, slender black needle-like inclusions of somewhat fibrous ludwigite nicely scattered through the crystals. A clear needle-like structure is present in some and is still under study, and several may have minor magnetite as well. A quick look with back lighting under the 'scope reveals excellent arrays of this uncommon inclusion combination in attractive green crystals. Individual singly terminated crystal sizes range from about 1cm to 2.2cm @ just 20.00, 30.00 and 40.00 each.

GRATONITE- Cerro de Pasco, Peru
Small thumbnail of lead-grey metallic gratonite crystals comprising and perched upon minor matrix from the classic locality for this lead-arsenic sulfide. The gratonite crystals extend to a couple of millimeters, and the species is difficult to obtain today in decent samples! Overall size is 2x1.5cm @ 145.00.

KAZAKOVITE- Palitra Pegmatite, Kedykverpakhk Mt., Russia
From the now-famous Palitra Pegmatite (see older MR article and latest Mineral News article!), we have a small lot of this rare mineral, occurring in these samples as small mustard-brown grains scattered in matrix, associated with lilac ussingite, eudialyte, lomonosovite, natrosilite and possibly other minerals! Only a few on hand, sizes ranging from about 3cm to 4.5cm across @ 75.00 and 125.00 each. Rare and excellent for the mineral, locality and associations!

LEVYNE-Ca- Ikitsuki-jima Is., Hirado, Nagasaki, Japan
Like its more common sodium-dominant brother that occurs here as well, levyne-Ca forms small micro groups lining vugs in rock matrix. The Ca-dominant species forms small, lens-like hexagonal colorless crystals to a millimeter or more, and they richly coat the entire vug walls of a brownish-grey basaltic matrix. Excellent material, matrix sizes average 2.2cm to 5cm across @ 24.00, 36.00 and 48.00 each.

MANGANESEHORNESITE- Langban, Varmland, Sweden
Superb, micro white sprays of needle-like crystals of manganesehornesite perched in exposed vugs in matrix, some with minor barite, nadorite or possibly other species. Uncovered in the Weber-Perloff material, these appear to have Lou Perloff handwriting on the boxes, and they are quite excellent! Only four handsome boxed mounts available @ 85.00 each.

MASCAGNITE- The Geysers, Sonoma Co., California
Rather non-descript stuff comprised of rich crusts and aggregates of milky white material admixed with minor epsomite and possibly boussingaultite comprising representative matrix specimens. A classic locality for this uncommon mineral, sizes average 5cm @ 60.00. Only three available!

METAVIVIANITE- Stoneman Camp, Rapid Creek, Y.T., Canada
Deep greenish, tabular aggregates of metavivianite replacing vivianite, here from a well known and prolific phosphate mineral locality. The metavivianite occurs as green micaceous nearly pure masses without much matrix, sizes from 1cm to 2.5cm @ 10.00, 20.00, and 35.00 each.

MEURIGITE- Teskov, nr. Rokycany, Czech Republic
This unusual species occurs as micro, pale yellowish-white radiating fibrous crystals sparsely scattered in vugs and seams of quartz, occasionally with other phosphate minerals. Formula: KFe7(PO4)5(OH)7.8H2O; good micro potential on some, priced according to overall quality and coverage, sizes from about 2cm to nearly 7cm across @ 45.00, 60.00, 85.00 and 125.00 each. Great locality stuff!

MIMETITE- Mt. Bonnie, Northern Territory, Australia
From an old lot recently uncovered, these are moderately attractive yellowish hexagonal rods and prismatic crystals of mimetite to 5mm tall, chaotically scattered and richly covering dark, contrasting limonitic matrix. A well-known locality that has produced excellent specimens in the past, we have a few attractive specimens ranging from about 2cm to 5cm across @ just 10.00, 17.50 and 25.00 each. Super for the price, and some with micro potential as well!

MONOHYDROCALCITE- Lake Fellmongry, S.A., Australia
This uncommon mineral occurs here as massive tan colored aggregates comprising matrix, typically with minor aragonite. An obscure locality from South Australia, a few ex-Cureton samples on hand, sizes from 2.5cm to 7cm across @ 15.00, 25.00, 45.00 and 65.00 each. Old stuff!

NEVADAITE- Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka Co., Nevada
This relatively new mineral occurs as micro, turquoise blue balls and crusts lightly scattered on matrix, often with excellent greenish brown, glassy micro crystals of fluellite and occasionally with small needle sprays of micro hewettite, variscite and a potential host of other species! Formula: Cu2+(Al,V,Fe)5(PO4)(F,OH)5*7H2O. Author's material, and very inexpensively offered for a moderately new mineral, specimens from 2cm to nearly 8cm @ just 20.00, 35.00, 50.00, 75.00 and 100.00; a few of the largest @ 150.00, the very best of the lot, and the last of the original (and only!) material that we were the sole distributor of several years ago!

PARTZITE- Comanche Mine, Mono Co., California
This uncommon copper mineral occurs here as dull greenish masses and waxy to filmy aggregates scattered on matrix. From the type locality on Blind Spring Hill, we have a small supply of this rather ugly but rarely offered species, specimens ranging from about 2cm to 5cm across @ 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each. Old material, difficult to locate today!

PHOSPHORITE- Kamenets Podolsk, Ukraine
Unusual, brown-skinned, hard nodular ball-like masses of what once was called the mineral carbonate fluorapatite, here as rounded, matrix free "phosphorite" balls. These unique mineralogical oddities have an interesting history, as they were once gathered by troops in Peter the Great's victorious Great Northern War of 1708 and used as canon balls in the Battle of Lesnaya by the Russians! These are solid and unopened nodules that internally consist of dense, radiating material that the irreverent IMA nomenclature changes have renamed as a "carbonate rich variety of apatite-(Ca,F)". We have unilaterally decided to call them by their original name, phosphorite, rather than bow to the IMA nomenclature impulse of the moment. Historical, and hard nasty little things (can't image getting hit in the head with one!), sizes range from about 2.5cm to 3.5cm across @ 25.00 and 35.00 each. Limit one per order, please!

PLUMBOGUMMITE- Dao Ping Mine, Yangshuo, Guangxi, PR China
Rich botryoidal masses and tubular fingers of greyish blue plumbogummite completely cover at least one full surface of these small hand specimens, easily rivaling the old classic Dry Gill material of old! Quite rich and analytically confirmed, we have seen these erroneously offered as both smithsonite and hemimorphite, and some samples show relict hexagonal molds of some earlier mineral as well. Excellent for the species, sizes average 3.5cm to 5cm across @ 40.00 and 65.00 each.

PYRARGYRITE w/ GALENA etc.- Highland Bell Mine, B.C., Canada
From an old stock, we have several relatively large chunks of silver-lead ore, consisting primarily of massive galena in rock, typically with minor pyrite and a host of unattractive, massive silver minerals. Probe work shows pyrargyrite to be quite prolific but largely unimpressive in small scattered and disseminated masses, and the locality has produced much acanthite, sternbergite, freibergite and other silver-rich species as well. Only a few ore specimens on hand, sizes from 5cm @ 35.00, 10cm @ 75.00. Heavy!

QUARTZ- Val d'Illiez, Valais, Switzerland
Several doubly terminated groups of water clear "window" quartz, all showing excellent, complex surface etching and strange growth patterns. Old specimens, ex-Kay Robertson Collection, from an uncommon locality rarely seen on the market today, these are convoluted Herkimer rivals that average just under 2.5cm across @ just 18.00 each. Attractive!

RHODOCHROSITE- 500 level, Sterling Mi, Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Collected in 1991 ffrom the 500' level of this prolific mine, these are pale pinkish-white, opaque rhombic cleavages of this Mn-carbonate comprising matrix. This material is slightly magnesian and calcian and is probably among the ugliest examples of one of the most attractive minerals on the market. Specimens from about 2cm to chunky 5cm samples @ 6.00, 15.00 and 25.00 ea.

ROBERTSITE- White Elephant Mine, Pringle, South Dakota
An often overlooked phosphate, robertsite occurs here as dark brown, micro glassy crystals and aggregates lining vugs and seams in massive phosphate matrix, some with minor tavorite or possibly other species. Not well known from this otherwise well documented locality, this is old Cureton material with specimen sizes ranging from about 3.5cm to 7cm across @ 15.00, 25.00 and 45.00 each.

ROBERTSITE- Hagendorf, Bavaria, Germany
Attractive, micro radiating aggregates of concentric robertsite, often deep redish brown to nearly black, occurring as a late stage phosphate over massive phosphate mineral matrix. Old material purchased many years ago, and quite different from the White Elephant material, nicely boxed thumbnail to 2.5cm specimens at 20.00 each.

SHIROZULITE in TEPHROITE- Taguchi Mine, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
This unusual species occurs here as tiny, reddish brown micaceous plates sparsely scattered in pinkish banded tephroite matrix. Type locality material, only a few specimens on hand averaging about 2cm @ just 65.00 each.

SMITHSONITE on GALENA- Tsumeb, Namibia
An old lot of odd, golden colored smithsonite crystals to 4mm richly scattered and intergrown over dense rock matrix, most with a visible core of metallic galena. The smithsonite shows distinctive curved rhombohedral crystals in these interesting association specimens, and who knows what else lurks in the many seams and vugs of old Tsumeb specimens? Ex-Weber material, likely provided by Paul Keller, moderately attractive specimens from about 4cm to 7cm across @ just 25.00, 40.00 and 65.00 each.

SODALITE (Tenebrescent!)- Hackmanite Stock, Lovozero Massif, Russia
A small lot of white to pale pinkish massive sodalite (variety hackmanite) scattered in matrix, associated with nepheline, aegirine and other minerals. The material is tenebrescent and shows brilliant pink color upon long term exposure to sunlight or UV, with the color slowly fading over time, but recharable repeatedly. Only a few 3.5cm specimens on hand @ 20.00 each. Very cool.....

STILLWELLITE-(Ce)- Mary-Kathleen Claim, Queensland, Australia
This Mt. Ida District locality is type for this cerium borosilicate. Stillwellite-(Ce) occurs as dark brown resinous masses, richly scattered in matrix. Unattractive but interesting material that is difficult to obtain from this locality. Sizes range from 1cm to nearly 5cm @ 20.00, 35.00, 50.00 and 75.00 each.

STRONTIODRESSERITE- Condorcet, Drome, France
Exceptional, pearly white sprays and radiating balls of strontiodressite nicely scattered on matrix from this excellent locality. Far superior to most of the Canadian material we have seen, there are remarkably good micro's here with careful trimming. Only two specimens available, size about 3.5cm across @ just 55.00 each. Superb!

TITANITE- Pebell Alpe, near Pragraten, Austria
Green titanite crystals to 6mm nicely scattered and surrounded by transparent crystals of quartz on a sparkling, grey-green massive matrix. The specimens is accompanied by two calligraphic handwritten labels in German from this excellent, older locality. Specimen size about 6x4cm @ 65.00. List alternates!

TUHUALITE- Opo Bay, Tuhua (Mayor) Island, New Zealand
Minute bluish-black prismatic aggregates of this rare, one-locality species scattered in commendite rock matrix. Superb for the species, these were collected in 1980. Type locality material of course, small chunk in capsule @ 45.00. A few matrix specimens from 2.5cm to 5cm across @ 85.00, 125.00 and 175.00 each.

WAVELLITE- Moculta, South Australia, Australia
A small lot of Jules Bernhardt mounted specimens in lined, standard black micromount boxes, obtained by Jules from CSIRO in April, 1981, and recently uncovered here in the warehouse. Attractive, transparent to white radiating needles and tufted groups of wavellite crystals lining vugs in/on matrix, carefully mounted to best advantage by one of the best of the micromounter's craft, just 10.00 each!

NEW BOOK PUBLICATION! THE MATRIX INDEX
Jay Lininger's MATRIX magazine was published irregularly over a sixteen (16) year period in 49 issues of varying size, numbering and content. It developed an avid following among collectors and mineral historians alike, and some volumes had four issues, some six, and several years were never indexed at all. We have taken on the task of completely indexing the entire run of 49 issues, now available for the first time in a cumulative hard copy of more than 25 pages that details every subject, mineral and locality given mention in those issues! Available exclusively from us with see-through plastic covers for just 16.00 with any mineral order.

COLLECTION: TSUMEB MICROMOUNTS - Tsumeb, Namibia
Perhaps one of our most unusual offers: from the immense holdings of Lou Perloff and Julius Weber, we have a significant number of small, unlabelled Tsumeb specimens that were set aside for mounting that never amde it into a micromount box. There are specimens of dioptase, duftite, mimetite, smithsonite, mottramite, and a host of other potential species in these unsorted lots, some likely associated with rare species that we simply don't have the time or energy to work on individually. Specimen sizes range from about 1.5cm to 2.2cm, all with micro potential! We offer 15 specimens, sure to produce at least that number of different species in good micromounts, in an unlabelled assortment for less than 3.00 a specmen, just 40.00 per lot of 15! Limit two lots per order, please!

HISTORIC EPHEMERA- Illustrated Manchestern Glass Slide - Bergen Hill, New Jersey
We continue to discover wonderful tresures in old collections, this one a 4" x 3" glass "lantern slide", so named based on its use as early image projector using "lanterns" as a light source. The slide has a printed label of "James G. Manchester" at one end, a typed strip on the other labeled as "Datolite Crystals, Bergen Archways, Bergen Hill, N.J. Erie RR Cut". It is noted as #65 in pencil. Manchester was a prolific New York City area collector and the author of the famous book "Minerals of New York City and Its Environs", published in 1931. (A copy of the book, if it can be found, typically sells for more than $100 today!) A careful review of his book in our library discloses that a pictured datolite from this slide is the same image reproduced in his famous book on Plate #65, Image #2! This slide is not only the source of the illustration, but it is very likely the same slide Manchester used in his first illustrated presentation of the topic to the New York Mineralogical Club on April 28, 1928, in anticipation of the publication of his now coveted book! A remarkable and unique piece of mineralogical history, it is available @ 400.00

NEW WEBSITE PHOTOGRAPHS ADDED!
For those of you with time to kill and an internet connection, check out our greatly expanded Photo Gallery Shop on our website, www.excaliburmineral.com. We have added over one hundred new specimens for sale that are accompanied by new images, and we encourage you to browse periodically. Updates are posted about every two weeks, and there are many one-of-a-kind, attractive samples to lust after and (hope springs eternal) purchase. We will continue to update the web pages (many virtually unchanged since they were designed in 1995!!), so come back often!

OLD BOOKS AVAILABLE!
Over the past several years, we have acquired a number of libraries, most noteably those of Julius Weber and Louis Perloff, Charles and Marcelle Weber, Al Sebela, Dr. Pete Dunn, and many others. We will periodically offer a list of 100 to 150 titles, most as single copies at very competitive prices. Inquire!

CATALOG 20803 - Volume XXXV, No.32, Posted April 21, 2008

ABERNATHYITE (TYPE)- Fuemrole #2 Mine, Temple Mt., Utah
Uncovered in the Weber-Perloff material, several small vials of finely powdered abernathyite from the type locality, these labelled as "TYPE MATERIAL" on an old typewritten label. The samples were in a small lot of San Rafael Swell specimens, probably unseen for decades among the many thousands of boxes of unmounted study samples in Julius Weber's lab. Named for the mine owner who discovered the mineral in 1953, available in cork-stoppered 2cm glass vials with a small sprinkling of the fluorescent material @ 85.00.

ALSTONITE- Brownley Hill, Nenthead, Cumbria, England
Sharp, greyish white scalenohedral crystals of alstonite to 5mm tall nicely scattered on barite matrix. Type locality material from the famous mine near Alston, these are exceptional specimens for the species, selected by Weber and Perloff for mounting! Each sample measures about 1.5cm across and is nicely prepared and boxed at just 45.00 each. Limit one per order, please!

APATITE-(CaF) = FLUORAPATITE- Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Exceptionally attractive and strange specimens comprised of stacked pale greenish apatite crystals that appear to grow in elongated, often curved, groups of matrix-free crystals, some better samples with more than one complex intergrown group, resulting in divergent, crystallographically maddening arrays! Only a few of these handsome, highly lustrous specimens on hand, sizes ranging from about 4cm to 6cm tall @ 75.00, 100.00, 125.00 and 150.00 each. Nice, but hate the new nomenclature!

APATITE-(CaOH) = HYDROXYLAPATITE- Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
From the same locality that produced the weird apatite-(CaF) samples described above, we also have a few TN's of pale grayish green discoidal apatite-(CaOH) crystals in matrix, most slightly embedded with microcline and showing a slightly more greenish color as the only physical indication of compositional variation. The individual crystals average about 1.4cm plus additional matrix, all nicely mounted in TN boxes at just 24.00 and 35.00 each. Neat, but still hate the new nomenclature!

BAVENITE- Riddaho, Torsby, Varmland, Sweden
Small white tufts and radiating balls of micro bavenite crystals scattered on platy feldspar matrix. These will all show some modest micro potential as well and are from an uncommon locality for the species. Only a few specimens available, sizes from about 2.5cm to 4cm @ 40.00 and 55.00 each.

BEAVERITE- Horn Silver Mine, Beaver Co., Utah
Heavy, nearly massive pieces of this lead sulfate from the well-known, type locality. Mustard yellow colored rounded fine-grained masses, likely containing small amounts of other secondary lead minerals, and supposedly under study for re-evaluation within the alunite-jarosite group. Old specimens, sizes ranging from about 2.5cm to 6cm across @ 20.00, 35.00 and 55.00 each.

CHENEVIXITE- Humboldt Mine prospect, Patagonia, Arizona
Apple green crusty coatings and masses of chenevixite are scattered on pale, brecciated rhyolitic matrix. Although this is the type locality for teh rare mineral luetheite, we have seen none of it in the exposed areas of these samples. Specimens range from about 2cm to 7cm across at just 7.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 35.00 each.

CHLORBARTONITE- Koashva Mine, Khibiny, Kola, Russia
A remarkable discovery of crystallized (!!) chlorbartonite, a first-time discovery of a crystallized mineral in the bartonite series! Carefully checked by XRD (for symmetry) and microprobe (for Cl/S ratio), these are dark bronze-colored aggregates and occur as relatively large grains and rectangular tablets, occasionally twinned or in groups in a pegmatitic matrix, some with modest micro potential as well. Most are associated with white natrolite, acicular astrophyllite and dark sphalerite as well. Type locality material, superior stuff, matrix sizes from about 2.5cm to nearly 6cm @ 85.00, 125.00 and 155.00 each, depending on quality, not always size.

COLQUIRIITE- Sierra Branca Peg., Pedra Lavrada, Brazil
Sharp micro crystlas of glassy clear to white platelets of this new species scattered in exposed seams on triplite matrix, some with micro eosphorite and/or phosphosiderite. A great rarity with uncommon micro potential, excellent for the species, specimens from 2.5cm to larger 4cm sizes @ 100.00 and 200.00.

CROSSITE- nr. Gem Mine, San Benito Co., California
This pale greyish-blue amphibole mineral has been religated to a varietal status, occurring as richly scattered matrix masses of densely packed fibrous masses, often with white natrolite and possibly other phases. Its precise composition has been show to vary extensively in individual fibers, too Fe-rich to be glaucophane and more likely in the riebeckite-magnesioriebeckite compositional range. Rich samples, matrix sizes from about 2cm to 6cm across @ 10.00, 20.00 and 35.00 each.

DADSONITE- Wolfsberg, Harz Mts., Germany
Metallic greyish black, somewhat fibrous masses of this uncommon Pb-Sb-sulfide sparsely sattered and embedded in quartz matrix. Old Cureton stock collected prior to 1850, likely from the ancient Graf Jost-Christian Mine, specimens from about 2cm to 5cm across @ 20.00, 35.00, 50.00 and 65.00 each.

DAVIDITE- ex-Portugese East Africa Mozambique
Now Mozambique, this massive specimen of davidite is from what was once called Portugese East Africa, the samples labelled as such. The specimen is a mass of light to dark red with blackish crystalline material, obviosuly admixed with a variety of other rare earth phases and mildly "hot" as well. A good reference specimen from the pre-independence period, likely from Ce-dominant Mavusi area, ex-Cilen Collection, size about 4.5cm @ just 40.00.

DIAMOND - BALLAS CRYSTALS- Namaqualand, Northern Cape Prov., Rep So Africa
Perhaps the strangest of all diamonds following the bemusing carbonado stones of the Central African Republic and Brazil, the ballas crystals of Namaqualand are steely grey, almost hematite-like black in luster and color, and they form curious single rounded balls. We have a rather extensive selection of sizes, ranging from about 5mm (1.4ct) @ 40.00, to progressively larger ones @ 55.00, 70.00, 80.00 and 90.00 each for the largest ~8mm (4ct+) ones. More fun than playing with peas.

DOVYRENITE- Yoko-Dovrenskiy Massif, Transbaikal Russia
This relatively NEW MINERAL occurs as minute, pale pinkish purple masses (not grey as claimed elsewhere - caveat emptor!) very sparsely scattered in matrix. Formula: Ca6Zr(Si2O7)2(OH)4; IMA # 2007-002. We have several small matrix samples, all type locality, of course, each about 3mm tall and requiring some magnification (30x) to discern the species @ 125.00 each.

FLUORCANNILLOITE- An Phu Mine, Luc Yen, Yen Bai Prov. Vietnam
This relatively rare amphibole species occurs here as bright green, somewhat columnar crystals and aggregates in white matrix. Moderately colorful and from an excellent, gem-producing locality that has seen relatively little reach the specimen market, we have only a few thumbnail sized specimens in two distinct grades: small, pale masses underlying matrix 1.5 to 2cm @ 75.00, or as slightly larger, much richer samples with obvious, darker green crude crystals on matrix @ 125.00 each. Moderately attractive for a rarity!

GAHNITE- Navergruvan, Kopparberg, Sweden
Old material comprised of thickly aggregated, black biotitic matrix showing small frozen aggregates of dark greyish-blue gahnite to 4mm scattered in the matrix. An uncommon locality for the mineral, collected many years ago, specimens range from about 3cm to 5cm across @ 15.00, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

GALKHAITE- North Pit, Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada
Sharp, deep red to nearly black micro cubes of this rare species scattered in vugs and on matrix with pale lavander fluorite and occasional orange-red realgar. Superb for the species with excellent micro potential, matrix sizes from 1.5cm to 7cm @ 20.00, 30.00, 45.00, 65.00 and 85.00 each, priced according to quality/size.

GMELINITE-Na- Magheramorne Quarry, Larne, No. Ireland
Superb micro crystals of water-clear, sceptered gmelinite-Na scattered in vuggy brown basalt matrix! The crystal habit is exceptionally attractive under the scope, and we have a small lot from this County Antrim locality of 1.5cm to 3cm samples @ 15.00, 20.00 and 25.00 each. Excellent stuff!

HEDENBERGITE- South Mountain, Oywhee Co., Idaho
Rich, dark brownish radiating aggregates and bundled masses of hedenbergite crystals comprising matrix. Described from this area in the late 1920's, these samples were collected circa 1960 and were recently uncovered in our warehouse! Specimen sizes range from 3cm to 8cm across @ 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each. A few monster-sized museum samples from 12cm to 40cm(!!!) or more, from 75.00 to 200.00 each!

HEDYPHANE- Singer Mine, Goodsprings, Clark Co. Nevada
Rather nondescript looking stuff, here as minute clear to grayish glassy aggregates sparsely scattered in an orange-brown oxide zone, some attractively overlaid by tiny greenish balls of conichalcite. Strictly reference material, a few with micro potential more for the occasional conichalcite, only a few specimens on hand, sizes averaging about 3.5cm @ just 15.00 each.

KYANITE with GRAPHITE- Tannin County, Georgia
An old Michigan Mining Collecge specimen comprised of densely aggregated and radiating blades of pale bluish kyanite forming compact masses, interspersed in a few areas by dark grey, massive graphite! A strange association specimen from an obscure locality, the specimen is a rather large and heavy 11x6cm chunk @ just 35.00.

LEVYNE-Na- Ikitsuki-jima Is., Hirado, Nagasaki Japan
Another interesting zeolite from this desireable locality, here as well formed thin, lamellar hexagonal crystals to a few millimeters, most quite colorless and transparent to somewhat translucent, in groups perched within vuggy volcanic rock. All have micro potential and can be further trimmed if desired, specimens from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm @ 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each.

LINARITE- Keswick, Cumberland, England
From a small lot of old Ward's Natural Science material, we have a few thumbnails of colorful but crude linarite aggregates on matrix, some with brochantite and possibly other secondary copper minerals as well. While Cumberland has many linarite-producing mines, Keswick is not well known for the mineral. Only a few 2cm TN's on hand @ just 10.00 each.

METATORBERNITE- Silver Bell Mine, Pima Co., Arizona
From a find of a coupe of decades ago, we have a small lot of interesting metatorbernite specimens, comprised of small, pale green platey crystals and aggregates nicely sacattered on matrix, superior to many US localities for the species. Old Cureton material, specimens from about 2cm to nearly 6cm across @ 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each, depending on size and coverage.

NAKAURIITE- Nakauri Mine, Shinshiro, Aichi Pr., Japan
Obviously from the type locality, moderate coverage of this compound copper mineral occurs as pale blue to bluish green thin crusts on serpentine rock. Moderately attractive material and quite representative for nakauriite, in sizes from 1.5cm to 5cm @ 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 55.00 based on size and coverage.

NATROKOMAROVITE- Kukisvumchorr Mt., Khibiny, Kola, Russia
This uncommon species occurs as thin platy masses and aggregates of pale lilac to pinkish color, typically pseudomorphous after vuonnemite with minor natrolite veins at this locality. The sodium analog of komarovite, rarely offered with only a few samples on hand, 1cm to 2cm @ 50.00, 65.00 and 80.00 each.

ORPIMENT & REALGAR- Bingham District, Salt Lake Co., Utah
Known more for its Carlin typye gold deposits, this district has produced small amounts of arsenic minerals over the years, and we have a small supply of specimens from the NW edge of the district showing typical microcrystalline red realgar and minor orange orpiment shot through greyish rock matrix, most with pararealgar, sulfides and possibly other species. Only a few samples on hand from this prolific district, specimens from about 2.5cm to 5cm across @ 8.50, 12.50 and 20.00 each.

ORTHOSERPIERITE- Mi Fiel Rosita Mine, Vallenar, Chile
Fairly attractive pale blue globular masses of this uncommon mineral nicely scattered on matrix, occasionally with pale green schulenbergite or possibly other species. An uncommon locality for this uncommon mineral, specimen sizes ranging from about 3cm to 5cm across @ 25.00, 35.00 and 45.00 each. Colorfull stuff!

RATHITE- Lengenbach Q., Binnental, Valais, Switzerland
Rich, older samples of silvery metallic, foliated to granular rathite in white sugary dolomite matrix, some associated with minor realgar. Good reference material, from 1cm to 3cm @ 25.00 and 40.00 each; a superior, moderately crystallized sample, ex-Bern Museum with label, 5cm @ 150.00.

SILVER (NATIVE) w/ COPPER- Keweenaw County, Michigan
Here's a remarkable offer: we recently obtained many THOUSANDS of tiny, mine run native silver specimens, a small percentage with minor copper halfbreeds, some with trace epidote, all gathered over the course of many years by a collector. These average 2mm to 3mm, some smaller, some larger. He kept them in an old mustard jar (the contents of which cost 12 cents at some distant time in the past!), and we recently purchased the entire load. We could mount them and sell them off through several lifetimes at a couple of bucks a piece, but we would rather see them go more quickly at a much reduced price. Hence, here are a few deals to choose from: LOT #1: 10 grams (about 150 samples) @ 40.00; LOT #2: 50 grams (about 750 samples) @ 175.00, LOT #3: 100 grams (about 1500 pieces!!) @ 295.00, a micromounter's lifetime supply!

SPHALERITE with FLUORITE- Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee
Attractive groups of brownish red, brilliantly lustered crystals and points of adamantine, glassy sphalerite comprising matrix, all showing excellent faces and interesting twinning striations. Many samples are assocaited with other phases (fluorite, calcite etc) and are quite attractive! Fine specimens from 2.5cm to 8cm
across @ 10.00, 20.00, 30.00, 40.00 and 50.00 each, some larger and higher as well! Inquire!

STEACYITE in CHAROITE- Murun Massif, Aldan Shield, Siberia Russia
These are actually attractive, polished slabs of purplish charoite, showing intricate swirls and patterns from a variety of included minerals such as tinaksite and others, all with small masses of brightly fluorescent (green SW) steacyite scattered within the slabs. Sizes are generous, from about 3x5cm to 6x6cm on the polished face, offered at just 50.00, 60.00 and 75.00 each. Very colorful stuff!

STRASHIMIRITE- Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
Pale green to nearly white masses of this rare species scattered over rock matrix, some with micro green platelets of metazeunerite or possibly other arsenate/phosphate species. From the classic Copper Stope, excellent reference specimens with matrix sizes from 2cm to 7cm @ only 5.00, 10.00, 20.00 and 35.00 each, depending on quality and size.

TSCHERNICHITE- Neer Road Pit, Goble, Columbia Co., Oregon
This rare zeolite occurs as small, water-clear prismatic crystals arranged in radiating balls lining small vugs in basalt matrix. Excellent micro potential and type locality material, matrix sizes averaging about 1.2cm to 2cm @ 50.00, 60.00 and 75.00 each, depending on quality. Classic material, collected many years ago by Rudy Tschernich for whom the mineral was named!

TUNGSTITE- Pongo Duro, nr. Colquiri, La Paz, Bolivia
Bright yellowish masses and dusty crusts of tungstite are richly scattered on dark matrix, originally labelled as "wolframite" but which appears to be cassiterite. Locality labels from three separate collections on identical pieces indicate "Pongo Duro", "Colquiri" and "Oruro" Bolivia, unfortunately typical of older samples that have changed hands a number of times as more accurate locality information becomes available. The material appears identical to both Oruro and La Paz samples in our reference collections, but we believe the La Paz designation is the most likely locality for these samples. Sizes range from 2cm to 6cm @ 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each; one 10x7cm specimen @ 125.00.

USOVITE- Pravaya Noiba R., Kransnoyarsk, Russia
Another difficult to obtain Siberian mineral, here the rare fluoride from its type locality! Described over 40 years ago, virtually none of this material has appeared in the specimen market, and we have recently obtained just three small samples of dark brownish usovite in greyish white matrix, overall specimen sizes averaging about 3mm and plainly visible, first come, first served at 295.00 each.

WAIRAKITE- Wairakei, Taupo, North Island, New Zealand
This uncommon zeolite occurs here as thin streamers of crude trapezeohedral masses and aggregates in thin seams cutting drill core sections. These were extracted from Well # 217 at a depth of 280 meters within the Wairakei geothermal system, and some samples will show minor pearly tufts of mordenite and possibly other phases as well. Type locality material, of course, only a few samples available as partial drill cores, sizes from 4x2cm to 5x3cm @ 125.00 and 175.00 each. Excellent!

WAKABAYASHILITE- Jas Roux, Hautes Alpes, France
Minute, bright yellow needles and thin laths of this unusual species sparsely scattered on matrix, typically with minor realgar and a variety of odd sulfides. Recently analytically confirmed, we have a few samples, most with some micro potential, from about 2cm to 4cm @ 20.00, 30.00 and 40.00, priced according to quality NOT specimen size.

BOOKS

FLEISCHER'S GLOSSARY- 2008 Edition by Malcolm Back
The latest edition of Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species has been produced and has arrive here! This useful reference has been expanded to a larger 6"x9" format, wire bound, and encompasses 346 pages covering 4233 species. The mineral groups appendix has been added once again, and many new nomenclature changes have been provided, some among a fair amount of controversy! The book is a very reasonable 26.00 plus 4.60 shipping in the USA.

MINERAL TREASURES- by Staebler & Wilson
The hugely popular volume of 360 pages of exquisite photographs and locality sketches of the most remarkable U.S. mineral occurrences ever compiled, a superb reiteration of this year's unprecedented Tucson displays. Hardcover, large format 13" x 10" magnum opus, just 85.00 plus additioanl 9.00 s/h in the USA.
Foreign clients: please inquire for shipping costs.

COLLECTIONS

SCAPOLITES of the WORLD - Various Localities Worldwide
House cleaning time: a large collection of scapolite specimens from a wide variety of localities in Connecticut, Sweden, Norway, Massachusetts, Finland, Canada, Czech Republic, Brazil etc., most quite old, ranging from a glassy single crystal to predominantly large massive specimens from mining college reference collections. A "baker's dozen" of thirteen (13) different specimens, sizes from 3cm to 10cm , most in the 6cm range, valued
at roughly $300.00, yours for the lot price of just $175.00, plus shipping! One collection only, old labels included where available!

CATALOG 20802 - Volume XXXV, No. 2, Posted March 11, 2008

ARAGONITE- Hradec Kralove, Bohemia, Czech Republic
From an old and obscure region, we have a few hand specimens comprised of excellent micro elongated crystals of transparent aragonite exposed in pods and seams in rock matrix. Excellent under the scope, these reference specimens could be easily broken down to potentially expose additional micro material. SIzes range from about 5cm to 8cm across @ just 15.00 and 20.00 each.

AZURITE- Piesky, Starohorske Mts., Slovak Republic
From material collected more than 30 years ago by a local geologist, we have a small lot of colorful azurite specimens from this mineral-rich and unusual copper locality. Deep blue druses of mammillary azurite are well scattered on the surface and in exposed seams in matrix, occasionally with other secondary copper minerals. These are colorful if not particularly well crystallized specimens that present attractively, and sizes range from about 4cm to 8cm across @ 15.00 25.00 and 40.00 each, depending on quality.

BERZELIANITE- Skrikerum Mine, Valdemarsvik, Sweden
From an old lot of Ward's Natural Science material, we have uncovered a few specimens of white calcite cleavage rhombohedrons thickly included with grayish black berzelianite from this old and well-known locality in Ostergotland, the type locality for this Cu-Se species! Classic material, difficult to locate today, these very representative specimens average about 2.5cm to 3cm cleavages @ just 24.00 each.

BIKITAITE- Bikita, nr. Ft. Victoria (Rhodesia) Zimbabwe
From an old lot of Rhodesian material at the type locality, we have a small lot of crude bikitaite crystals and aggregates
scattered in matrix, most showing good striated crystals faces and occasionally with pronounced prismatic habit as well. Ex-E.W.Heinrich samples, either as fairly good TN's to 2cm @ 35.00, or as lesser quality massive matrix samples from 1cm to 5cm @ 15.00, 25.00 and 45.00 each, a few better to 55.00.

BISMUTH- Gowganda, Ontario, Canada
Old and ugly material, ex- Ward's Natural Science, occurring as small silvery-grey metallic masses lightly scattered in a calcite matrix, causing both a dark-included appearance in the calcite as well as a few sparse bright masses when exposed in the accompanying host matrix. The specimens are likely from the Cobalt-Gowganda District rather than Gowganda proper, but there were many old mines in the district that produced bismuth and silver minerals over extended periods of time. Some probe work might find other weird associations, but at this price, who can afford the time to run them? Sizes average about 4cm @ just 10.00 each.

BLATTERITE- Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden
This rare mineral occurs as thin, black, needle-like micro crystals and aggregates sparsely scattered in matrix, typically
associated with manganosite, romeite, calcite and possibly other species. Each sample is accompanied by a copy of a signed Fritz Blatter label, overall sizes from about 0.5cm to 2.2cm @ 25.00, 40.00 and 65.00 each, depending on quality.

CERUSSITE etc. on QUARTZ- Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Harz, Germany
This very old specimen presents a 3cm patch of needle-like, grayish white cerussite crystals in a jumbled, jackstraw habit, perched on a massive quartz matrix, with minor cerussite and just a hint of pale green malachite on the bottom of the specimen. The sample is accompanied by an old calligraphic label (in German), as well as a more modern Bergakademie Freiberg label as well. An old classic, size about 6x3cm @ 125.00. Only one available!

CLINOCLASE- Copper Stope, Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
From an old hoard recently uncovered, we have a superb selection of Copper Stope clinoclase crystals on matrix, all extremely dark greenish blue that often appear black until they are observed under a strong light. The crystals are twisted stacks of flattened groups, all with excellent micro potential, and they typically sit on rhyolite stained or coated by other secondary copper minerals. Specimens range from about 1.5cm up to 8cm @ 7.50, 12.50, 20.00, 30.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each (see our website for an image of one!). Some of the best we've seen!!

COBALTITE- Hakansboda, Vastmanland, Sweden
Small crystals of silvery cobaltite are distributed through a pyrrhotite-magnetite matrix in these good locality pieces. While not flashy specimens, the crystals range from 1mm to 5mm across, often showing sharp pseudopyritohedrons and other odd modifications typical of cobaltite crystallization at this prolific locality. Matrix is the usual rusty magnetic ore that
can often be broken down to yield more well-crystallized specimens. Overall matrix sizes range from about 2cm to nearly
6cm @ 20.00, 30.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each, depending on quality.

COSALITE- Bolivar Mine, Piedras Verdes, Chi., Mexico
From the new find mentioned in Mineral News (see November, 2007 article), we have a good selection of these CRYSTALLIZED cosalite specimens, occurring here as slender, grayish metallic free standing crystals and needles to 5mm tall protruding from vugs, typically associated with quartz, chalcopyrite and occasionally sphalerite as well. An exceptionally nice find for this uncommon Pb-Bi-sulfide, with matrix sizes ranging from about 3.5cm up to 9cm across, priced according to quality @ 35.00, 50.00, 75.00 and 100.00. Easily visible but with excellent micro potential as well; superb for the species!

CUPROPEARCEITE- Sarbay Mine, Kostanai Oblast, Kazakhstan
This NEW SPECIES occurs here as flattened platy crystals forming small rosettes of micro groups with little or no matrix. Just recently described from a single museum specimen and now approved, these samples are far superior to the type sample that was in extremely tiny (0.3mm) masses. Formula: [Cu6As2S7][Ag9CuS4], trigonal, IMA #2007-046. This is a new member of the pearceite-polybasite group with Cu prevaling over Ag in the A module layer of the structure, and these were studied by both XRD and microprobe. Most of the pearceite-polybasite group minerals at this, the type locality, are ordinary pearceite with Ag>Cu at the A site, and these are indeed rare! Only a few small groups available, all with good micro potential as well, averaging about 3mm across @ 195.00 each!

DESCLOIZITE- Tsumeb, Namibia
Dark brown, nearly black, micro crystals of descloizite richly scattered on white dolomitic matrix, all showing high luster and pyramidal orthorhombic form. Good micro material, old stuff recently found in our warehouse, specimens from 1.5cm @ 10.00 to 4cm @ 25.00 each.

DIAMOND- Diamantina, Minas Gerais, Brazil
A small selection of reasonably sharp dodecahedral diamond crystals without matrix, most fairly transparent and gemmy or with extremely slight color shades leaning toward very pale greenish grey when placed over bright, white background. Most average about 3mm and about a quarter carat at just 30.00 each, or a diverse pair @ 55.00 per lot. Limit one offer per customer, please.

EPIDOTE- Incline Village, Washoe Co., Nevada
My long-deaprted pal Chuck Kendall, who lived in Incline Village many years ago, would have loved these epidotes. The are comprised of thin, radiating and elongated needle-like dark green to pistachio-green rods largely comprising the entire specimen, a few with minor microcline or massive smoky quartz as well. Surprisingly large samples with good coverage, luster and crystal thickness below the Peruvian material commonly seen on the market today, but excellent for the locality. Specimens range from about 3cm to nearly 10cm across @ 10.00, 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each.

FLUORCANASITE- Mt. Yukspor, Khibiny, Kola, Russia
This NEW SPECIES occurs as small (3-7mm) glassy, somewhat yellowish grains and aggregates scattered in matrix, all samples with a pinpointing arrow. Formula: K3Na3Ca5Si12O30F4*H2O, the fluorine analog of canasite, IMA #2007-031. Excellent specimens from this, the second locality for the species, sizes from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm @ 95.00, 125.00 and 150.00 each depending on coverage. We also have two from the nearby type locality (Kirovskii Mine), about 5cm @ 195.00 each.

FUORITE on DOLOMITE- Elmwood Mine, Smith Co., Tennessee
From an old hoard recently acquired, we offer a wide selection of pale to dark purple cubes of fluorite perched on grayish white, curved rhombs of dolomite on minor limestone matrix, some showing phantoms, some with sphalerite, and possibly other associations. Attractive and quite inexpensive specimens, overall sizes from about 3.5cm up to 7cm @ just 10.00, 15.00, 20.00 and 30.00 each, based on quality! A few larger groups available: please inquire!

GIBBSITE etc.- Unspecified Locality (Dutch Guiana) Surinam
A small lot of very old material simply labelled as "Bauxite from Dutch Guiana", this rarely offered South American gibbsite+diaspore+bohmite rarely reaches the specimen market. Surinam has a major bauxite mining industry, and mines are owned by a variety of major producers, but little precise locality information is possible on these typical, pisolitic ores of tans, browns and greysih-white masses. Not as ugly as they sound, these uncommon locality specimens average about 4cm @ just 15.00 each.

GOLD (Native) - La Compania Mine, Sierra Gorda, Chile
Matrix specimens of dark grayish, tough andesite show small patches of bright native gold sparsely scattered in/on matrix, some with very minor green atacamite and poosibly other phases. Some of these gold specimens have modest micro potential, and sizes range from about 4cm to 5cm @ 40.00 and 55.00, depending on amount of visible gold present.

HERZENBERGITE- Jarkvissle, nr. Sundsvall, Sweden
Small grayish black submetallic masses sparsely scattered in micaceous pegmatitic matrix, possibly with admixed cassiterite. Not much to look at, but old Cureton material from an obscure locality. Small TN's @ 45.00 each.

KONINCKITE- Pollone Mine, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
An unusual occurrence of micro crusts and spherules of white to pinkish koninckite scattered on matrix, most with transparent, radiating micro gypsum crystals and possibly other phases. An unusual phosphate from a well-documented occurrence, superior to the Belgian material we have had in the past, with moderately good coverage on these small specimens. Overall matrix sizes range from about 2.5cm to 3.5cm @ 40.00 and 50.00 each.

KOZULITE- Woods Mine, New South Wales, Australia
Originally found in Japan, this sodium manganese member of the amphibole group occurs as dark reddish to brownish black crystalline rims and veinlets, associated with dark red namansilite and pinkish rhodonite. The kozulite and other
minerals are easily visible on the slabed sides of these specimens. As 2cm to 8 cm slabs, for 20.00, 40.00, or 75.00.

KURNAKOVITE- New Pit, Boron, Kern Co., California
Excellent flattened transparent crystalline aggregates of relatively pure kurnakovite comprising matrix, overall sizes from
1.5cm to 7cm across, priced at 8.50, 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each. Fine!

LEAD (Native) - Garpenberg, Dalarna, Sweden
Rich, gray leaves of thin native lead nicely exposed and laying flat to slightly protruding from matrix. Aside from the Langban deposit, there are few good localities for this native element that occasionally come to market. Quite nice for the species and considerably less costly than often encountered, coverage is good on these moderately rich samples, with matrix surfaces ranging from about 4x2cm to 5x4cm, priced according to quality @ 100.00 and 150.00 ea.

MANGANILVAITE- Second Sovietskiy Mine, Dal'negorsk Russia
This relatively new species (2002) occurs here as stubby, singly terminated macro crystals and groups, most groups of two or more smaller divergent crystals on matrix ranging from 1cm to 2cm across @ 75.00 and 95.00 per group, or as larger, stout, finger-thick, lustrous crystal points showing at least one sharp termination and complete, striated prism faces, these larger crystals from 1.5cm to 2.1cm tall @ 125.00 and 140.00 each. Excellent specimens, far superior to any of the other reported localities for the mineral!

MONTICELLITE- Monte Somma, Campania, Italy
Small, glassy single crystals and aggregates of relatively clean monticellite without matrix, collected many years ago (ex-L.L. Hubbard b.1849) and largely unavailable today! We offer a small lot of five, sizes ranging from 1mm to 3mm across @ just 30.00 per lot! Old, historic material; limit one lot per order, please!

NORDSTRANDITE- Vuoriyarvi Massif, No. Karelia, Russia
Among the finest samples we've ever seen for the species, the nordstandite here occurs as water-clear micro crystals to a few millimeters long that form rather spectacular (for the species) swallow-tailed twins in cavities of massive and minutely crystallized natrolite. Very fine for the mineral, matrix sizes from 2.5cm to nearly 6cm @ 45.00, 60.00 and 75.00

OBRADOVICHITE- Chuquicamata, Antofagasta, Chile
Bright yellowish green micro crystalline aggregates sparsely scattered on quartz matrix, here from the type locality for the species. A rare copper-iron-arsenate-molybdate, originally supplied by Dr. Sidney Williams, one of the authors. Only a few small fragments available, sizes ranging from about 3mm to 7mm @ 40.00, 50.00 and 65.00 each.

PHARMACOSIDERITE- Copper Stope, Majuba Hill, Pershing Co. Nevada
From the same old hoard that yielded the earlier-described clinoclase, we have a few rather fine pharmacosiderite specimens that show excellent micro green cubes of the mineral nicely scattered in seams and vugs. Quite attractive under the 'scope, we have only a few of these, all with good micro potential, sizes from 1.5cm to 3.5cm @ 10.00, 20.00 and 35.00 each, depending on quality.

QUARTZ over FLUORITE- Grube Cacilie, Schwarzenfeld, Germany
A marvelous, old classic specimen from this Oberpfalz locality, presented here as translucent, grayish white fluorite cubes to 1.5cm nicely intergrown and forming a handsome cabinet specimen that has a light dusting of sparkling, white drusy quartz crystals preferentially coating some of the fluorites. Ex-Julius Weber collection, specimen size about 9x6cm @ 150.00. An appealing, great locality piece!

REINHARDBRAUNSITE- Bellerberg, Eifel, Germany
This uncommon member of the humite group occurs as very small pinkish masses scattered in matrix, typically associated with brownmillerite or possibly other phases. Once called calciochondrodite, the species was named about 25 years ago to honor Reinhard Brauns, a famous mineralogist in the late 1800's to early 1900's. Specimens range from about 1cm up to 3cm @ 30.00, 45.00 and 60.00 each. Limit one per order, please.

RUBICLINE- Mt. Vasin-Myl'k, Voron'i Tundry, Russia
Another rare and interesting mineral from the Kola Peninsula, here as small phenocrysts in a complex feldspar and pollucite assemblage. From only the second reported locality for this rubidium-dominant feldspar (and the first of two Rb-dominant minerals known -see elsewhere in this list for #2!), these are 1cm polished probe mounts, accompanied by at least one large-format SEM image and full WDS chemistry and empirical formulae! Only a few specimens available with superb documentation, priced considerably lower than the initial find a few years ago @ just 195.00 each. List alternates!

RUTILATED QUARTZ- Novo Horizonte, Bahia, Brazil
Excellent boxed thumbnail specimens show sharp, transparent singly terminated quartz crystals richly filled with elongated, golden needles of included rutile. These are quite attractive and very reasonably priced 2cm+ crystals at only 15.00 and 20.00 each, depending on quality and visual appeal. Neat!

SCHEELITE- Vrbno pod Pradedem, Moravia, Czech Republic
Brilliantly fluorescent (blue-white) scheelite masses and grains richly scattered in rock matrix. From an obscure locality
collected many years ago, we have a good selection of specimens ranging from 4cm to 8cm across, all showing excellent fluorescent response, @ 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each, depending on coverage and size.

SPANGOLITE- Xochitl, Sonora, Mexico
Tiny micro crystals of greenish blue spangolite scattered in thin seams and on matrix, some associated with minute glassy green rods of brochantite. An obscure locality, collected over 20 years ago and recently uncovered in our warehouse. Only a few specimens on hand, all with good micro potential, sizes from about 3cm to nearly 6cm across @ 20.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each.

STERRYITE- Pollone Mine, Lucca, Tuscany, Italy
This relatively rare mineral occurs here as minute, slender grayish metallic needles and flattened sprays sparsely scattered on white dolomite matrix. From only the second world occurrence for the species, this near Valdicastello Carducci, Pietrasanta in the Apuan Alps. Each sample is accompanied by a copy of a confirming analysis, and matrix sizes range from about 2cm to nearly 3.5cm @ just 45.00 and 65.00, a couple @ 75.00 based on coverage, most with some micro potential as well.

STRANSKIITE- Mt. Kukhi-Malik, Zeravshan Range, Tadjikistan
This rare zinc-copper-arsenate mineral occurs here in CRYSTALS(!!!) that appear as tiny, pale blue but lustrous, radiating, lath-like druses on matrix. The locality, in the Yagnob river valley, is a new one for the species, and the first decent crystallized specimens to appear on the market in some time! Small but rich samples with hi-mag micro potential, overall matrix sizes range from 2mm to 4mm @ 55.00, 65.00 and 80.00 each.

STRONTIOGINORITE- Niedersachswerfen, Thuringia, Germany
This often overlooked and rarely available mineral is offered here as tiny, transparent crystalline masses, packaged as a
single aggregate in a capsule. The locality is one of three reliably reported for the species, and these are the first verified samples we have encountered. Only a few of these rare borates are available @ just 40.00 each.

SULFOBORITE- Deposit 99, Lake Inder, Kazakhstan
The now-abandoned Deposit #99 yielded fine, water-clear sulfoborite crystals, and we recently uncovered a small lot that show single terminations and fairly good prism faces, some with areas potentially clean enough for faceting! Only a few of these are on hand, sizes average about 1.5cm tall @ 75.00 each. Limit one per order, please!

THAUMASITE- Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey
A very large and old specimen comprised of dense, white thaumasite that apparently formed as a solid pocket filling in a
basaltic void. The surface is lined with a thin, white powdery patina that overlays a second rim of thinly scattered zeolite.
Ex-Michigan Tech, this triangular specimen measures an impressive 18x11x7cm(!!) and is offered at just 150.00. A monster from a great, old locality!

URANINITE variety PITCHBLENDE- Moab, Grand Co., Utah
Moderately hot material, offered here as black aggregates of pitchblende scattered in sandstone conglomerate, varying from richly disseminated to concentrated veins of uraninite ore material. From an old hoard recently obtained, probably near the Charlie Steen property but not originally labeled as such, specimen sizes average 6cm - 7cm at 60.00 each.

VANTASSELITE- Bihain, Luxemboug Provice, Belgium
Thin, pearly white radiating spherules lying flat on matrix. A moderately unusual species, some with micro potential as well, matrix sizes from about 2cm to 6cm @ 25.00, 35.00, 50.00 and 65.00; one superb ex-University de Liege museum piece with label measuring about 21x8cm with great coverage @ 300.00!

VANTHOFFITE- Berlepsch Mine, Neu-Stassfurt, Germany
A sodium magnesium sulfate, vanthoffite typically occurs as massive granular material. We have representative specimens, consisting of a few small translucent nearly white colored grains of vanthoffite packed in a vial, some with possible halite or admixed loweite. A few available @ 35.00 per vial.

VOLOSHINITE- Mt. Vasin-Myl'k, Voron'i Tundry, Russia
This NEW SPECIES, only the second approved rubidium-dominant mineral was discovered here at the type locality only recently. It occurs in an assemblage of Rb-bearing lepidolite, muscovite, pollucite and albite, and it is the Rb-analog of lepidolite. Formula: Rb(LiAl1.5[]0.5)(Al0.5Si3.5)O10F2, IMA #2007-052, monoclinic. Each ~1cm matrix specimen is in a probe mount and accompanied by two pinpointing SEM images and full quantitative chemistry. The species has been named for Russian mineralogist Anatoliy Vasil'evich Voloshin (b. 1937). Only a few studied specimens available @ 285.00 each. List alternates!

WAGNERITE var: KJERULFINE- Havredal, Bamle, Telemark, Norway
Buff colored masses of this variety of wagnerite richly scattered in matrix. A widespread but otherwise unimpressive and rarely offered phosphate, these specimens range from 1.5cm to 3.5cm @ 12.50, 20.00 and 30.00 each, a few to 6cm @ 55.00.

XENOTIME-(Y)- Kasseti, Kivu Province, (Zaire) Dem Rep of Congo
Small crude single crystals of brownish xenotime-(Y) showing good tetragonal form, all matrix free and from an an older mining venture by Sominki Mining prior to the dissolution of Zaire into its current Democratic Republic of the Congo. Specimens range from 4mm to 7mm tall @ 10.00, 15.00 and 20.00 each.

NEW BOOK

FLEISCHER'S GLOSSARY- 2008 Edition by Malcolm Back
The latest edition of Fleischer's Glossary of Mineral Species has been produced, and we expect our shipment to arrive here shortly! This useful reference has been expanded to a larger 6"x9" format, wire bound, and encompasses 346 pages covering 4233 species. The mineral groups appendix has been added once again, and many new nomenclature changes have been provided. The book is a very reasonable 26.00 plus 4.60 shipping in the USA, and we will ship upon receipt from the publisher.

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CATALOG 20801 - Volume XXXV, No. 1, Posted Feb. 02, 2008

All specimens subject to prior sale

AMARANTITE with CHALCANTHITE- Quetena Mine, Calama, Antofagasto, Chile
From a new occurrence, these are exceptionally nice specimens for the species, seen here as rusty, redish brown flattened acicular sprays of amarantite well scattered in and on matrix, most associated with colorful, bright blue massive chalcanthite and likely other unidentified sulfate phases. Excellent association specimens that are far less expensive than most of the older Chuquicamata material, specimen sizes range from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm across @ 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each. Colorful, and with some micro potential as well!

ARROJADITE-(KNa)- Rapid Creek, Yukon Territory, Canada
This newly defined species occurs as small tabular crystals of pale brownish green color well scattered on matrix, often
associated with quartz and possibly other uncommon phosphates. IMA #2005-047, ex-Mark Mauthner material collected in 1999 before the species was defined, all with excellent micro potential as well, sizes from 2cm to nearly 6cm across @ 45.00, 60.00, 75.00 and 95.00 each.

ARTHURITE- Cu Stope, Majuba Hill, Pershing Co, Nevada
From an old stash of surprisingly rich material, these are quite glassy, flattened crystal sprays and fibers of this copper
arsenate mineral highlighting these specimens. Arthurite occurs as lime green, radial aggregates of nearly transparent to opaque mm-sized microcrystals richly scattered over dense rhyolite matrix, occasionally with other species, quite nice under the 'scope as well! In sizes ranging from about 2cm up to 5cm @ 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 50.00 each; one large 10x8cm specimen @ 95.00.

BLIXITE- Langban, Varmland, Sweden
A thin, pale yellow coating of blixite lightly coating small areas of these typical Langban ore the specimens. The matrix is
thickly impregnated with hausmannite, and the overall size of these samples ranges from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm across @ 75.00, 125.00 and 175.00 each. Not pretty!

CHALLACOLLOITE- Lolon/Challacollo Mine, Iquique, Chile
This relatively new species occurs as greyish white, adamantine to greasy aggregates intergrown with cotunnite, often associated with pale bluish admixtures of boleite/pseudoboleite on matrix. Formula: KPb2Cl5, monoclinic, IMA #2004-028. Type locality material from the Tarapaca region, relatively inexpensive with some micro potential, sizes from 2cm to nearly 5cm @ only 25.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each.

CORRENSITE- Bolet, Vastergotland, Sweden
A rather ugly clay mineral, represented here as white to pale red-brown earthy masses filling voids and crevices in a
barite-quartz matrix, occasionally associated with minor manganite, pyrolusite etc. Old and ugly stuff, but not bad for
the species, sizes from about 1.5cm to 4cm across @ 25.00, 35.00 and 45.00 each.

DAUBREELITE- In Norton County Meteorite, Kansas
This rare species occurs here as microscopic inclusions in the Norton County meteorite, a rare Aubrite type achondrite that fell on February 18, 1948. These are individually microprobed samples, presented as small (4mm) probe mounts, most with a single grain of material. Only a few available from this historic find @ 100.00 each.

DIAMOND (SYNTHETIC)- Manufactured in Japan
These are manmade diamonds of a pale, yellowish to greenish color, most reasonably transparent and showing many diversified and modified cubic forms. Quite tiny, these average over 100 crystals per half-carat vial, and in addition to being a micromounter's inexpensive delight, these diamond crystals are also magnetic due to trace Fe in the structure!! Strange material in limited supply, a generous 0.5 carat (exceeds 100 xls!) @ just $25.00 per vial! Limit two per order!

ESKEBORNITE etc.- Predborice, Bohemia, Czech Republic
This rare species occurs here as a brightly metallic, brassy yellow mass to several millimeters easily visible by the naked
eye in a polished section of metallic ore from this prolific European locality. Associated with the eskebornite in this sample are clausthalite and berzelianite, and possibly other phases as well. The specimen measures 3cm across and is offered at 220.00. Only one on hand!

FEDOTOVITE on DOLEROPHANITE- Tolbachek Volcano, Kamchatka, Russia
Bright green masses of fedotovite richly scattered over brown dolerophanite matrix, some with atypically pale blue pipyite. A rare assemblage from the type locality for the species; small matrix specimens from 0.5 to 1.5cm @ 50.00, 80.00 and 120.00 each. Rare!

FERRONIGERITE-2N1S- Uis, Damaraland, Kunene Region, Namibia
A relatively unknown locality for the species, recently uncovered in our warehouse, and originally obtained just after the 1990 mine closures occurred when the area stopped producing tin ore. These are very lustrous, flattened single crystals without matrix, most very dark brown to nearly black in color and showing sharp trigonal outlines. Sizes range from about 3mm to 5mm across and are offered at just 15.00, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

FERROTAPIOLITE- Sapucaia do Norte, Galileia, M.G., Brazil
A rather remarkable find of stout, well crystallized twinned tapolite crystals without matrix! These are dense, heavily
striated black single crystals, all showing complex etched faces and generally crude tetragonal outlines, appearing almost octahedral in overall habit! Large crystals averaging at least 3cm tall @ just 55.00 each. Neat!

FOSSIL GONIATITE- Atlas Mountains, Morocco
These are interesting Devonian fossils, nicely prepared, cleaned and polished to show the typical zig-zag sutures commonly seen in these ammonites. These curled goniatites are moderately attractive and are related to ancient belemnites, a type of shelled cephalopod about 400 million years old! Sizes average 6cm across at only 10.00 each!

GISMONDINE-Ca- Dobrna, Decin, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Micro translucent white crystals of gismondine-Ca lining vugs, showing good pyramid-shaped micro crystals and points. The average vug often contains additional zeolite species, and these are very generous matrix specimens with multiple vugs, overall sizes 5cm to 8cm across @ 25.00 and 35.00, with one large 13cm specimen @ 55.00! Great locality material with lots of trimming and micro potential!

GLAUCONITE- Mt. Laurel Fm., Swedesboro, New Jersey
Likely the ugliest stuff imaginable, these yellowish green, somewhat ocherous masses of fine-grained glauconite were
collected many years ago by E.W. Heinrich, former editor of American Mineralogist and famous geologist. For the fancier of historic, ugly minerals only, we offer a 2cm box of fragmented material @ 10.00, or matrix specimens from 1.5 to 5cm @ 15.00, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

GREGORYITE with NYEREREITE- Oldoinyo Lengai Volcano, Arusha, Tanzania
A pair of exceptionally rare minerals, here from the type locality for both species! Gregoryite occurs as tiny rounded
grains in an interstitial groundmass of quench fluorite with minor sylvite and neighborite, while the nyerereite is glassy,
tabular micro platelets in the same carbonatite lava assemblage. Collected from hot lava on October 3, 2003, one day after an eruption there, and wonderfully preserved ever since! A copy of an SEM backscatter image accompanies each specimen. Sizes range from 3.5cm to nearly 6cm long @ 75.00, 125.00 and 200.00 each!

GYPSUM- El Souf, El Oued Province, Algeria
Pale orange-brown stacked plates and discoidal crystals of gypsum completely comprising these attractive and moderately large specimens. The individual discs range from 1cm to 2.5cm or more and are presented in nicely divergent groups and rose-like habits, overall specimens sizes average about 8x6cm @ only 30.00 each. Great locality!

HEMATITE with SIDERITE- Bipex Hill, Barbados
Large, dull redish brown masses identified by Ward & Howell labels (1875-1891) as "Clay Iron Stone", with subsequent Michigan College of Mines labels simply as siderite. We were unable to confirm this Barbados locality in any reference source, relying here on the labels that are now well over 100 years old. Two large specimens on hand, both appear to be admixtures of hematite and possibly siderite, sizes about 10x6cm and quite heavy, with two old labels each, @ 45.00 per specimen.

KAMPFITE- Esquire #1 Claim, Rush Creek, California
This moderately NEW SPECIES occurs as pale bluish grey grains and aggregates, typically at the margins of larger sanbornite plates. Approximate formula: Ba6[(Si,Al)O2]8(CO3)2(Cl,O,H2O)2 - hexagonal. Named for Tony Kampf, curator at the LA County Museum and now the new U.S. representative to the IMA's Commission on New Minerals.. Specimen sizes range from about 0.8cm to nearly 4cm @ 45.00, 60.00, 85.00 and 125.00.

KANEMITE- Shkatulka Pegmatite, Umbozero Mine, Russia
From one of the complex and prolific pegmatites on Mt. Alluaiv in the Lovozero Massif, we have a small selection of pearly white, fibrous sprays to 4mm of this uncommon mineral without matrix, each in a clear 2.5cm capsule. From one of only a few known localities for the species, these have excellent micro potential for those with the patience to mount these wonderful pearly sprays @ just 25.00 each.

KINGITE- Gold Quarry Mine, Eureka Co., Nevada
This interesting and colorful association features some of the best quality kingite we've ever seen. Here, kingite occurs as thick white chalky masses and occasionally as rare flattened radial sprays; while some are pure, some specimens may also be coated with bright yellow earthy tyuyamunite as well. From 2cm to 7cm @ 20.00, 30.00, 45.00 and 60.00

KOSTYLEVITE- Koashva Mine, Khibiny, Kola Pen., Russia
Unavailable for nearly ten years, this material is from a new find near the type locality that is far superior to any previously known specimens. Here, the specimens are studded with colorless to pale coffee-colored prismatic kostylevite crystals reaching nearly 2mm, some combined into sprays and clusters, others showing fine X or V-shaped twins in a spectacular arrangement unseen before. Further, the mineral is strongly fluorescent (yellow-green, SW UV, and easy to spot as a result!) and some of the best specimens are are associated with 1mm brown rhombohedral crystals of sazykinaite-(Y) as well! (This is the type locality for that species!). Wonderful specimens of a great rarity, matrix sizes from about 2.5cm to nearly 6cm @ 60.00, 85.00, 100.00, 125.00 and 150.00 each.

LUESHITE- Lueshe, Goma, Zaire
Type locality for this sodium niobate, lueshite occurs as sharp gray to black sub-metallic opaque cubes as floaters, and most show some abrasion due to stream tumbling. Nice looking thumbnails, sizes from 0.4 cm to 0.7cm on edge @ 15.00, 20.00 and 25.00 each.

IMA 2007-032 - Poudrette Quarry, Mont St-Hilaire, Canada
This NEW SPECIES is the first naturally occurring beryllium carbonate, and it is also a new structural type! The mineral is typically in small, fluffy to fibrous aggregates, similar to flocks of wool (hence the Latin-derived name of "snow-white
wool"), with individual fibers up to 3mm but exceptionally thin, a few with larger aggregates, in cavities or as partial pseudomorphs after lamellar eudidymite. Formula: NaBe(CO3)(OH)*2H2O, tetragonal, IMA #2007-032. We have a small
selection of choice specimens, matrix sizes from about 1.2cm to 2cm @ 125.00, 150.00 and 175.00 each.

NOSEAN- Lacher See, Eifel, Germany
Greyish green nodular masses of nosean scattered in phonolitic rock matrix. An uncommon mineral often overlooked, these are very old Michigan Mining College specimens from this excellent locality, often shown as "Rhenish Prussia", sizes range from about 3cm up to nearly 6cm @ 15.00, 30.00, 45.00 and 60.00 each.

ODINITSOVITE- Koashva Mt., Khibiny, Kola Pen., Russia
From the second world occurrence for the species, these are unique, monomineralic pinkish and semi-transparent grains to 1.5mm without matrix, mounted on adhesive tablets in a clear TN box. Found in a single drill core in 2007, only a few available at just 45.00 each!

OLMIITE- N'Chwaning II, Kuruman, Kalahari, Rep So Africa
This NEW SPECIES occurs as tan to pinkish colored columnar crystals to 5mm scattered on matrix, often with white sheaves of bultfonteinite needles as well. Formula: CaMn[SiO3(OH)](OH), orthorhombic, IMA # 2006-026, the Mn-dominant analogue of poldervaartite. The mineral is also fluorescent (deep red, SW UV). Type locality material and analytically confirmed, all with good micro potential as well, rich specimens from ~2cm to nearly 6cm across @ 55.00, 75.00 and 100.00 each.

PAAKONENITE on KERMESITE- Caiwa Mine, Danfeng, Shanxi Prov., PR China
This rare mineral occurs as somewhat dull, greyish metallic masses and aggregates sparsely scattered on the surface of
brilliantly lustered, dark redish black kermesite crystal sprays without matrix. The kermesite shows its distinctive red color under strong lighting, and the duller, silvery grey paakonenite is evident on all of these samples under modest magnification as well. The kermesite sprays, quite good by themselves, average about 3cm to 4.5cm tall, offered at just 55.00 and 75.00 each.

PECTOLITE-M2abc- Koashva Mine, Khibiny, Kola Pen., Russia
This rare polytype of pectolite occurs here as dull white, somewhat powdery to fibrous aggregates scattered in pegmatitic matrix, typically with natrolite and aegirine. Ordinary columnar and triclinic pectolite is common at this locality, but the monoclinic M2-abc polytype is exceedingly rare here and elsewhere. Only four specimens available, all averaging about 5cm across @ just 35.00 each.

REICHENBACHITE- Reichenbach, Odenwald, Germany
From an old lot of Cureton material recently uncovered, we have a few specimens of greenish reichenbachite aggregates and masses scattered on matrix, some with minor pseudomalachite or possibly other phases. Type locality material, obvious and representative but not spectacular, matrix sizes from 1cm to 2.5cm @ 30.00, 45.00 and 60.00.

RENIERITE- 2390 level, Tsmueb, Namibia
Uncovered in the Weber/Perloff collection, we have located five small thumbnails to 1.5cm mounted in micro boxes, identified as Paul Keller material by Perloff and describing the renierite as distinctly reddish metallic, micro crystalline aggregates in germanite ore. Rarely seen as anything but submicroscopic inclusions, these are obviously quite old and are offered at just 55.00 per specimen.

RIBBEITE- Komat Mine, Kalahari Mn Field, Namibia
This rare species occurs as pink masses and grains, here offered as individual, pure samples in capsules. Author's material from the type locality, this humite group phase is rarely available, specimen sizes from 1mm to 3mm @ 40.00, 65.00 and 80.00 each. Also on hand: a rare thumbnail sized specimen about 3cm tall @ only 275.00, worth many multiples of this!

RUDENKOITE- 80km SEE of Aldan, Yakutia, Russia
Another NEW SPECIES just reacquired, this one occurring as tiny, slender, white fibrous aggregates extracted from XRD material and mounted on a 1.3cm black stub. Formula: Sr3Al3.5Si3.5(OH,O)8Cl2*H2O, monoclinic, IMA #2003-060. Type locality, of course, only a couple available @ 325.00 each.

SCHORL on MICROCLINE- Incline Village, Washoe Co., Nevada
Minute, hair-like black crystals of schorl tourmaline finely dusting large surfaces of stout, sharp beige colored microcline
crystals from this excellent pegmatite locality. The microclines are very well crystallized and the tourmalines add character to these interesting and generously sized specimens, some associated with smaller, sharp, white albite crystals as well!. Overall sizes range from 5cm to monstrous 10cm crystals @ 25.00, 40.00, 55.00 and 85.00 each.

SULPHOHALITE- Searles Lake, San Bernardino Co., California
Another interesting mineral from this prolific locality, we are offering sulphohalite as sharp well formed octahedral crystals or parallel groupings without matrix. These translucent crystals range from bright lemon yellow to gray in color, with minor amounts adhering powdery material on some. Nice fluorescent specimens, from 0.5cm to 2.0cm @ 10.00, 20.00, and 35.00 each. Priced competatively!

TYROLITE- Novoveska Huta, Kosice Region, Slovak Republic
Pearly light green crystalline flakes and coatings of tyrolite are richly scattered over most of these specimens, some
associated with other secondary copper minerals like powdery azurite or other phases. The precise locality is likely the Horny Bartolomej Mine, but these are quite old, dating prior to the Czech-Slovak breakup, and were uncovered here in the warehouse without a mine name on the old Czechoslovakian label. These make great companion pieces to tyrolite from other localities, sized nicely at 5cm to 10+cm @ just 15.00, 30.00 and 50.00 each.

URALBORITE- Fuka, Bicchu, Okayama Prefecture, Japan
A rare calcium borate mineral, known from only two localities in the world! These are small, 4mm clusters of transparent to white micro prismatic crystals on minor matrix, the first we have ever offered since the mineral was described over 40 years ago. Please list alternate selections, as there are only three small groups available @ 85.00 each.

XENOTIME-(Y)- Tvedestrand, Norway
A pair of very old specmens, ex-Michigan Mining College, showing flattened masses of pinkish-brown xenotime-(Y) that show sharp but falttened pyramidal crystal faces on one surface. The samples are quite pure, averaging about 3cm x 1.5cm @ 55.00 each. Old stuff!

YAVAPAIITE- United Verde Mi, Jerome, Yavapai Co Arizona
Translucent, pale tan to pinkish glassy grains of this unusual species admixed with minor rock in a capsule. From the mine fire reported to have begun in 1894, this material was originally supplied by Scott Williams from material he collected in 1941 that also yielded the type specimen. Tiny but a rare, one locality mineral @ 25.00 per capsule.

ZIRCON- Saga #2 Quarry, Telemark, Norway
From an older lot obtained from a Czech geologist some years ago, we have three small hand specimens comprised of 5mm brown zircon dipyramids sparsely scattered in matrix. Most of the crystals show sharp faces and are partially embedded, and all display typical orangish fluorescence under both LW and SW UV. Old reference specimens, sizes average about 5cm across @ only 20.00 each.

ZUSSMANITE- Longvale Quarry, Mendocino Co., California
Dark greenish, opaque and somewhat micaceous aggregates of zussmanite richly scattered in thin seams in tough rock matrix, often with stilpnomelane and possibly other species. Classic locality for this rock-forming mineral, matrix sizes from 2cm to 8cm @ just 7.50, 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each.

BOOK: MINERALS FIRST DISCOVERED IN SWITZERLAND - by Philippe Roth
Last call! We have only 25 copies left of this relatively NEW (2007) hardcover book presented in the style of the similar
"Minerals First Discovered in Canada" and other country-specific works. In a larger format of 8.5 x 11 inches, the 239 page work provides a brief history of mineralogy in Switzerland, geology of the major deposits etc. Each species is given a two page treatment of locality and morphology details, images of the specimens, the people they are named for (when appropriate), locality images etc.. followed by an additioanl chapter of species named for Swiss citizens but discovered elsewhere. Because this work was heavily sponsored, it's cost is surprisingly low at just 45.00 plus 8.50 shipping in the USA. We are the exclusive North American distributor!

GEM: GARNET- Unspecified locality, India
From an old lot of "rhodolite" garnet, these are facetted stones of excellent red color and fine transparency, offered here in small lots of nicely cut stones in various shapes and sizes, typically used by jewelers and metalsmiths for center and side stones. Several lots on hand: 5+ carats (7 to 8 stones) @ just 15.00, or larger lots of 10+ carats @ 25.00 and 50+ carats @ only 99.00! Wow!

CATALOG 20704 - Volume XXXIV, No. 4, Posted October 31, 2007

All specimens subject to prior sale

AKERMANITE- Lago de Vico, Viterbo, Lazio, Italy
Nicely crystallized specimens of akermanite in fassaite (variety pf diopside) matrix. Both minerals occur as rather crude crystals, the akermanite as translucent to oddly chalky, somewhat blocky crystals lining vugs in crystalline diopside rock matrix. Sizes from 2.5cm to 5cm @ 15.00, 25.00, and 40.00; one superb 12x10cm specimen, ex-Canadian Geological Survey from Oka, Quebec, showing a large drill hole(!!) as well at 150.00.

ANDRIANOVITE- Koashva Open Pit, Khibiny, Kola, Russia
The NEW SPECIES is offered here as extremely tiny (0.3mm) grayish white translucent grains mounted on an adhesive and 1cm leucite block. Formula: Na12(K,Sr,Ce)3Ca6Mn3Zr3Nb(Si25O73)(O,H2O,OH)5 - trigonal, IMA # 2007-008, another new member of the eudialyte group. Type locality material, only a few tiny samples available @ 80.00 each.

AUGELITE- Big Fish River, Yukon Territory, Canada
Excellent, pale green crystal groups of augelite richly scattered on gossan matrix, occasionally with other phosphates. The individual crystals are nearly rhombohedral in appearance, some rather transparent, with sizes up to 5mm in length. Excellent, rich examples of teh species, overall sizes from about 2cm thumbnails up to nearly 5cm across @ 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each, depending on quality. One 7x4cm (Rapid Creek) with A.E. Seaman Museum label @ 80.00.

BENDADAITE- Larva do Almerindo, Linoplois, Brazil
This NEW SPECIES occurs as small globular balls comprised of colorless to pale yellow acicular crystals and/or somewhat opaque greenish brown aggregates forming tiny botryoids and sprays on albite/quartz matrix. Formula: Fe2+Fe3+2(AsO4)2(OH)*4H2O, monoclinic, IMA #98-053a. This is co-type material, all showing good micro potential as well. Only a few small matrix specimens on hand, overall sizes from 4mm to 1.2cm @ 100.00, 150.00 and 200.00 each.

BERAUNITE on LIMONITE- Waldgirmes, Giessen, Germany
Earthy red-brown radiating aggregates of this interesting phosphate scattered over limonitic matrix. Excellent older locality material accumulated from several sources, but not great stuff to look at. Sizes range from about 3cm to nearly 10cm across @ 15.00, 30.00, 35.00 and 75.00 each.

BERYLLONITE- Telirio Mine, Linopolis, M.G., Brazil
From an exciting new find, we have a small selection of transparent to translucent complex floater crystals of this rare mineral, many showing twinning or other odd, stacked tabular habits, occasionally with minor fluorapatite. Rarely well crystalized in this size, only a few specimens available, sizes about 0.8cm to 1.7cm across @ only 35.00, 60.00 and 95.00 each. Excellent!

BOTALLACKITE- Santo Domingo Mine, Tocopilla, Chile
From a new find in this Antofagasta Province copper locality, botallackite occurs here as pale greenish blue radiating aggregates and sheaf-like micro crystals sparsely scattered on matrix. Requires some magnification to appreciate, but these are among the first (?) botallackite specimens confirmed from a South American locality, and happily, they are not a slag mineral here! Sizes range from 2cm to 5cm @ only 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each.

BROOKITE on QUARTZ- Magnet Cove, Hot Spring Co., Arkansas
Many tiny crude black octahedrons to several millimeters and occasionally larger masses of brookite richly scattered over crystalline grey quartz and rock matrix. Classic U.S. locality for the species, collected in the 1960's by Ted Morely (then owner of Piedmont Minerals of Virginia), with overall matrix sizes ranging from about 2.5cm up to 12cm @ 10.00, 20.00, 30.00, 45.00 and 60.00 each, priced strictly according to quality and coverage of the brookites.

CANAVESITE- Brosso Mine, Torino, Italy
Rich white needle-like tufts of this uncommon mineral richly scattered over sulfide/rock matrix. Good micro potential on these old and interesting specimens, sizes ranging from 2.5cm up to 8cm across @ 15.00, 25.00, 45.00 and 75.00 each.

CARPHOLITE- Schlaggenwald, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Quite attractive golden yellow carpholite occurs as compact radiating crystalline veins with a silky, luxurious appearance. These specimens are rich, consisting mostly of carpholite with only minor amounts of matrix and pale violet fluorite on some. Old material, sizes from 1.5cm to 6cm @ 10.00, 20.00, 35.00, and 55.00 each.

CECHITE- Vrancice, Bohemia, Czech Republic
Black resinous to submetallic masses of this unusual descloizite group mineral scattered in fluorescent (red SW) calcite matrix, most with admixed hematite as well. Rarely offered and reasonably priced, sizes from 1.5cm to 4cm @ 10.00, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

CLINOZOISITE- Hunting Hill Quarry, Rockville, Maryland
From an uncommon eastern U.S. locality, we have a few small specimens of rod-like, pale mottled greenish opaque crystals of clinozoisite to 1cm tall perched on matrix and in exposed seams in calcite-rich matrix. Habits are clearly elongated but typically intergrown and aggregated along cavity walls, samples from 3.5cm to 5.5cm @ 15.00 and 25.00 each, depending on quality and size.

COMBEITE- Oldoinyo Lebgai Volcano, Tanzania
A rare mineral, found here in 2003 during an expedition to this volcano, combeite occurs as glassy, somewhat elongated
phenocrysts, many with a thin wollastonite reaction rim, scattered in matrix and associated with blocky, glassy nepheline, aegirine etc. All specimens with arrows, sizes ranging from about 2cm to 4cm @ 85.00, 125.00 and 175.00 each. Excellent!

CORONADITE- Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Rather ugly stuff, composed of black masses of coronadite richly scattered and typically admixed with other, similarly ugly, oxide phases. Collected by Forrest Cureton many years ago during one of his Australian journeys, we have a small selection of rich samples from 2.5cm to nearly 10cm across @ 12.50, 25.00, 40.00, 55.00 and 75.00 each.

CUPROCOPIAPITE- Chuquicamata, Chile
This uncommon mineral occurs here as yellow to yellow-green masses of punky, decrepitating habit admixed with bluish altering kroehnkite and a host of other weird minerals. Old Cureton stock, a small lot in a 2.5cm vial @ 30.00 each.

CUPROPAVONITE- Pioche, Lincoln Co., Nevada
This rather non-descript silver-copper-lead-bismuth mineral occurs as minute, greyish-black metallic masses sparsely scattered in rock matrix. Rather ugly stuff but quite rare, specimsn average 2cm to 2.5cm @ 45.00 each, all with arrows.

DAVYNE- Mogok, Sagaing District, Mandalay, Myanmar
One of the rarely offered members of the cancrinite group, these are small, crudely crystallized specimens without matrix, all showing a pleasing greenish blue color and translucent diaphaneity. Apparently uncovered in the gem gravels at this famous locality, boxed specimens average 6mm across @ just 35.00 each.

DENNINGITE with SPIROFFITE etc- Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
An exceptional specimen comprised of pale greenish platy crystals and aggregates of denningite to 4mm exposed in the central core of a vuggy ore sample that also shows excellent micro elongated sprays of tellurite crystals and numerous streamers and masses of deep pink spiroffite richly scattered throughout the sample. Further probing may yield mrosite and possibly other phases! The specimen is ex-Carlton Davis and Ex-Vandall King collections, purported to be the finest denningite specimen ever found and originally provided by Richard Gaines! A remarkable "best of species" specimen although still quite ugly, overall size is 5x3cm @ 1250.00. One only, accompanying Davis and King lables!

DOLOMITE- Eugui, Navarre, Spain
A classic locality specimen comprised of sharp, greyish white rhombohedral dolomite crystals ranging from 1cm+ on edge nicely presented as an interpenetration twinned group of several crystals. Matrix-free and consisting mainly of a larger (2.5cm) central crystal and several smaller intergrown ones, the specimen showing damage at the underlying attachment point but excellent, lustrous faces on the tops of the specimen. An old, ex-J. Cilen Collection specimen, overall size about 5x3cm @ 55.00. Impossible to obtain today!

DURANGITE- Tin Prospect nr Winston, Sierra Co. New Mexico
Orange micro crystals of durangite are liberally scattered throughout a matrix which also shows micro crystals of redidh
brown cassiterite and black hematite. Good micro potential on the better pieces, matrix sizes from 1cm to 8cm @ 10.00, 20.00,35.00 and 50.00 to 5cm or so, then 75.00 to 125.00 for the larger, richer specimens.

EPIDOTE-(Pb)- Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey
Classic brick-red masses of "hancockite" richly comprising matrix, most associated with minor willemite, andradite and/or
franklinite. The IMA believes this new name should take precedence over the historical name of the mineral, and it is
short-sighted, insultingly irreverent and unnecessary, in our opinion (see the upcoming September Mineral News opinion piece!). Our regrets to Elwood Hancock, the mineral namee, and to S. L Penfield who did the original science. There has been no redefinition, no important new science, no significant new data, just a change of a name to fit in a newly contrived group arrangement. More changes of this nature are coming, so get ready to revise many, many labels in your collection! This is old material from decades ago, and we will always refer to it as "hancockite" as will most others, sizes from about 2cm to 5cm @ 10.00, 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each, occasionally some larger (inquire). See our story in this month's issue of Mineral News: http://mineralnews.com/articles.htm.

EPIDOTE-(Sr)- Wessels Mine, Kuruman, Rep. So. Africa
This NEW SPECIES occurs as deep, red-brown intergrown crystalline aggregates largely comprising matrix in these small specimens. Formula: CaSrAl2Fe3+(Si2O7)(SiO4)O(OH), IMA #2006-055. Structural refinement work confirmed this second occurrence of the mineral (type locality is in Japan), and we have only a few, remarkably pure grains of the new mineral on hand, sizes ranging from small 2mm fragments to nearly 6mm chunks @ 75.00, 100.00 and 150.00 ea.

EZTLITE- Moctezuma, Sonora, Mexico
A decidedly ugly mineral, occuring as deep reddish brown filmy masses and thin crusts scattered on matrix, occasionally
associated with other tellurium-rich phases. Only a few small samples on hand, sizes averaging about 1cm to 2cm across @ 60.00, 90.00 and 125.00 each, depending on coverage.

FLUORAPATITE- Sapo Mine, Goiabeira, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Exceptionally attractive and strange specimens comprised of stacked pale greenish apatite crystals that appear to grow in elongated, often curved, groups of matrix-free crystals, some better samples with more than one complex intergrown group, resulting in divergent, crystallographically maddening arrays! Only a few of these handsome, highly lustrous specimens on hand, sizes ranging from about 4cm to 6cm tall @ 75.00, 100.00, 125.00 and 150.00 each. Nice!
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FLUORITE- Frosterly Mine, Weardale, England
Beautiful sea green cubic fluorite crystals (0.5-1.5cm) which fluoresce violet are available loose and on matrix. These were collected in the 1970's and matrix pieces show pleasing groups with interlocking cubic crystals. Sizes from 1.5cm to 6cm @ 7.50, 12.50, 20.00, 35.00, 50.00, and up, priced according to quality and size.

FLUOROPHLOGOPITE- Ristiniemi Cape, Pitkaranta, Russia
From the Karelia district near the border of Finland, this NEW PCEIES occurs as small greyish scaly crystals and aggregates richly scattered in white calcite, some with small, brownish red crystalline pods of chondrodite as well. Formula: Kmg3[(F,OH)2/AlSi3O10] - monoclinic, IMA # 2006-011. From the newest of perhaps a handful of localities for the species, we have rich specimens from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm across @ 30.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each.

FUENZALIDAITE in NITER- Mina Soledad, Pozo Almonte, Chile
Pale yellow, microscopic masses of this rare iodate-sulfatec mineral well scattered in white, crystalline niter matrix. The
locality is in the Pampa del Tamarugal district and is only the third (?) reported locality for the species. We have only a few of these rich specimens, each mounted in a 4cm tall clear bell jar at 85.00 each.

HAYDEEITE- Haydee Mine, Salar Grande, Tarapaca Chile
This NEW SPECIES occurs as attractive, micro bluish glassy crystals (<1mm) and intergrown flattened groups on matrix, most quite transaprent although quite small. Formula: Cu3Mg(OH)6Cl2, trigonal, IMA #2006-046, type locality, of course, the Mg-analogue of kapellasite. These have exceptionally high luster, a very pleasing pale bluish-green color, improved significantly under magnification. Typical associations include needle-like, pale green tinted gypsum, minor atacamite etc. We have a good supply of specimens, priced according to quality and coverage, ranging in size from about 2cm to nearly 5cm across, very reasonably priced at just 35.00, 55.00, 75.00 and 95.00 each. Neat stuff!

HEAZLEWOODITE- Lord Brassey Mine, Heazlewood R., Tasmania
From the type locality, we have a small supply of this unusual species scattered in serpentine matrix, typically with bright
green zaratite and possibly other nickel minerals. Each specimen has one face cut to reveal the bronzey feathers and masses, sizes from about 2cm to 5cm @ 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each.

HELLANDITE-(Y)- Lindvikskollen, Kragero, Telemark, Norway
A small lot of specimens, ex-Geological Museum of Oslo, comprised of altered hellandite-(Y) appearing as stout, beige-colored massive sections frozen in quartz matrix, the hellandite-(Y) reaching over 1cm long! Only two available from this classic locality, specimens averaging just over 4cm across @ 75.00 each.

HETEROSITE- Rainbow #4 Mine, Custer Co., South Dakota
Rather ugly but richly scattered brownish veins of heterosite in pegmatite matrix, these from old Michigan Tech specimens obtained some years ago. The veins account for about 60% of the entire sample, with specimen sizes ranging from 3.5cm to to 5cm @ 25.00 and 40.00 each.

HILGARDITE- Boulby Mine, Cleveland, Yorkshire, England
This uncommon mineral occurs as clear to white platy aggregates nicely scattered on halide/rock matrix, occasionally with other species. From a well-known English locality, we have a nice selection of 2cm to 2.5cm specimens @ 15.00, 20.00 and 25.00 each.

HOLLINGWORTHITE + MERENSKYITE- Pana Gabbro-Norite Complex, Kola, Russia
Another group of superbly documented PGM samples, each accompanied by at least sixteen (16!!) pages of SEM images and microprobe analyses identifying hollingworthite, merenskyite, assorted Pd-rich varieties of gersdorfite, sperrylite etc.. Exceptionally rich specimens of 2cm+ ore samples, mounted and polished in 2.5cm probe mounts, priced far below the analytical costs of running the samples @ just 185.00 each!

JOHANNITE w/ SODIUM-ZIPPEITE- Poor Boy Mine, San Juan Co., Utah
From an old college collection, we have four exceptional specimens comprised of bright green johannite scattered on highly uraniferous matrix, associated with yellowish-orange sodium-zippeite, some with black pitchblende and possibly other phases. Both species were analytically confirmed in our lab and copies of the spectra and weight percents are included with each sample. Zippeite may be present in minute quantities, but we found sodium-zippeite to be much more prevalent in these colorful (and very HOT) samples, all with modest micro potential as well. As far as we can determine, the locality is long-gone to reclamation, once situated about 70 miles south of Hanksville many years ago. These large specimens range from 12x4cm to 13x6cm @ 250.00, 325.00 and 400.00 each. HOT, HOT, HOT!

MALACHITE- Grube Freidrich, Wissen, Rheinland, Germany
Very old specimens with a noted mining school label, each accompanied by an even older Krantz label as well. These show excellent, well crystallized micro rods of malachite scattered in/on limonitic/quartz matrix, some with minor chalcopyrite or possibly other phases. Great Prussian locality pieces with historical labels and fine micro potential, sizes average 3.5cm to 6cm @ just 20.00, 30.00 and 40.00 each.

MARRUCCIITE- Bucca della Vena Mine, Apuan Alps, Italy
This NEW SPECIES occurs as brightly metallic, silvery grey aggregates richly positioned on one surface of these small
specimens. Formula: Hg3Pb16Sb18S46, monoclinic, IMA #2006-015. A rare sulfosalt named for mineral collector Angelo Marrucci, type locality material, only three specimens on hand, sizes average about 6mm across @ 295.00 each.

PARAVAUXITE- Siglo Viente Mine, Llallagua, Bolivia
These historic specimens were collected by Reynolds M. Denning, a former worker at the mine during the 1940's, and a graduate of and instructor at Michigan Technical Univ. Paravauxite is found as excellent bladed transparent delicate pale green crystals to 1 cm, richly covering matrix, and associated with wavellite, tan metavauxite, and occasionally blue vauxite. A handful of specimens, 2cm to outstanding 6cm @ 25.00, 40.00, 85.00, and 150.00. A few to 9cm @ 200.00!

PARVOWINCHITE- Tirodi Mines, Central Provinces, India
Yet another amphibole from this rapidly growing and changing mineral group, here as pale yellowish to light orange fibrous aggregates scattered on a black, dense braunite matrix. Old specimens that predated the approval of the species in 2003 (IMA #2003-066). Specimens from 2cm to 5cm @ 25.00, 40.00 and 65.00; one large 10x8cm @ 150.00.

PARWANITE- Parwan Cave, nr. Bacchus Marsh, Vic Australia
This NEW SPECIES occurs as minute, white platy aggregates with bright pearly luster sparsely scattered on massive, buff colored taranakite-clay matrix. Formula: (Na,K)(Mg,Ca)4Al8(PO4)8(CO3)(OH)7*30H2O, monoclinic. We have sat on this material for more than twenty (20!!) years awaiting approval, having obtained samples in the mid-1980's when the material was first being investigated (and subsequently rejected by the IMA). Because of the remarkably high water content, the analytical probe totals were unacceptably low, and the mineral has only now been approved earlier this year (IMA 86-036a). Magnification will be required on these, but the distinctive pearly luster contrasting with the dull matrix is the key to visual spotting of the mineral. Only a few on hand, sizes from 1cm to 3.5cm @ 45.00, 65.00, 85.00 and 100.00

PERHAMITE- Emmons Quarry, Greenwood, Maine
This uncommon phosphate occurs here as micro rosettes of tan hexagonal crystals perched in vugs in clevelandite, occasionally with other species. Superior to the samples from the nearby type locality @ Newry, we have only a few specimens available, all with good micro potential, sizes averaging about 1cm to 4cm across @ 20.00, 35.00 and 55.00.

PICROPHARMACOLITE- Salzigne, France
Radiating tufts of white capillary crystals and radiating balls of picropharmacolite perched in a dark vescular matrix. Excellent and moderately attractive samples of this species with teriffic micro potential, all quite old and rich. Overall sizes range from about 2cm up to generous 8cm samples containing numerous vugs, offered at 25.00, 40.00, 65.00, 100.00 and 125.00 each. Nice!

QUARTZ var AMETHYST on CALCITE- Paymaster Decline, White Pine Co., Nevada
Attractive (!) specimens of very pale lavander amethyst in rich druses covering one or more generations of calcite, the latest forming as white knobby botryoids perched around these delicate and interesting specimens. No ugly species here, just handsome samples from the large and complex Paymaster Decline, with the amethyst coloration similar to Hall Mine creedite specimens of many years ago. Just nice to look at, these frothy specimens range from 2.5cm up to 8cm across @ very reasonable prices of 5.00, 10.00, 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each, all with micro potential as well!

STANNITE- Redruth, Cornwall, England
Old specimens from the Michigan Mining College collection, most likely circa 1900. These are rich, massive specimens of stannite from the classic locality for the species, most likely admixed with other sulfide minerals but richly comprising a solid, metallic matrix. Only a few specimens on hand, sizes ranging from about 4cm to nearly 8cm across @ 30.00, 45.00, 60.00 and 85.00 each.

SURKHOBITE- Dara-i-Pioz, Tien Shan, Tajikistan
Another NEW SPECIES, this one a member of the bafertisite group and Mn-analogue of jinshaiangite. It is offered here as tiny (0.5mm) single grians of a pleasing brownish-red color without matrix. Formula: (Ba,K)2CaNaMn8Ti4(Si2O7)4O4(F,OH,O)6. The mineral has a complex history, once approved, then discredited, then revalidated (original IMA # 2002-037, revalidated IMA-07-A). Type locality material, only a few available @ 75.00 each.

URANINITE- Charlie Steen Mine, nr. Moab, Utah
From a large collection of old time uranium minerals, we have a rich lot of uraninite specimens from this obscure locality. The uraninite occurs as black granular masses and veinlets richly scattered in rock matrix, some with minor undetermined secondary uranium minerals as well. All of these are HOT specimens for their size, and specimens range from about 2cm to flat 10cm specimens @ 10.00, 25.00, 50.00 and 100.00 each.

WEILITE pseudo @ PHARMACOLITE- Richelsdorf, Bad Hersfeld, Hessen, Germany
An uncommon mineral, here as white encrustation pseudomorphs after pharmacolite richly scattered on matrix, most with bright pinkish roselite and possibly picropharmacolite as well. These are old Cureton stock and likely from the Wilhelm Mine, although the mine name was not shown on the original label. Only a few specimens on hand, sizes from about 2cm to a large 7cm specimen @ 30.00, 45.00, 65.00 and 95.00 each, many with good micro potential as well.

XENOTIME-(Y)- Southern Pacific Q., nr. Nuevo, California
This old locality produced some crude to well formed xenotime masses and crystals in a pegmatite back in the 1930's,
subsequently found to be in parallel growth with obscure quality cyrtolite as well. We have a few specimens with small brownish xenotime evident, matrix sizes from about 2.5cm up to 5cm across @ 15.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each, depending on quality and size. A rarity from California!

ZINCOHOGBOMITE-2N6S- Ismailica Hill, nr Nezilovo, Veles, Macedonia
This uncommon mineral occurs here as yellowish brown to somewhat orange-colored aggregates scattered in thin veinlets in matrix. A rather ugly mineral, and one of those structurally-named species that defies understanding for most, this is nonetheless type locality material from the Babuna Valley in the Jakupica Mts., specimens average a fairly generous 3.5cm across @ just 55.00 each.

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CATALOG 20703 - Volume XXXIV, No. 3, Posted July 31, 2007

All specimens subject to prior sale!

ALABANDITE- Preciosa Sangue de Cristo Mine, Puebla Mexico
Old specimens comprised of dark greyish black masses of alabandite richly scattered in/on matrix, some with minor rhodonite and possibly other phases. Old, ex-Cureton material recently uncovered here, specimens from about 1.5cm slivers to 7cm chunks @ 7.50, 15.00, 30.00 and 55.00 each.

APOPHYLLITE on PREHNITE- Chantilly Quarry, Loudon Co., Virginia
From an old hoard recently uncovered, these are are rather transparent blocky crystals of unanalyzed apophyllite to 1cm scattered over pale green prehnite matrix. The more colorful specimens seem to have smaller crystals, but these are quite typical and attractive, with the apophyllite also showing some distinctly tabular forms as well. A wide range of sizes and prices, from about 1.5cm singles to nearly 8cm matrix specimens at just 5.00, 10.00, 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each.

ARGENTOPYRITE- Roudny Gory, Chechnya, Russia
This uncommon species occurs as minute, metallic inclusions in other sulfides, this sample a 2.5cm probe mount enclosing a 2mm specimen and accompanied by two pinpointing SEM images and full quantitative chemical analysis as well! Superbly documented from an uncommon locality, only one available @ 140.00. List alternates!

ARSENOPYRITE- Freiberg, Saxony, Germany
Classic single crystals, ex-E. W. Heinrich Collection offered here as pure, single crystals without matrix. Great locality material from a famous geologist's holdings, crystals from about 4mm to 7mm across @ 5.00, 10.00 and 15.00 each. Great for use as standards or small TN mounts.

BARYSILITE- Jacobsberg, Nordmark, Varmland, Sweden
This uncommon mineral occurs here as platy, off-white to tan pearly aggregates thinly scattered on one face of a typical fluorescent (red SW UV) calcite and biotitic ore matrix. We have only a few modest specimens averaging about 4.5cm across @ just 100.00 each.

BAZIRITE- Esquire #8 Claim, Big Creek, California
Minute transparent grains of bazirite sparsely scattered in granular celsian matrix, occasionally with taramellite and possibly other species. The mineral would easily escape identification were it not for its bright, blue-white fluorescence (SW). Matrix pieces from 1.5cm to 3cm @ 17.50, 25.00 and 35.00 each.

CALCITE (FL-red)- Ward District, White Pine Co., Nevada
Attractive, white dogtooth calcite in scalenohedral crystals from 7mm to 1.5cm+ perched on matrix, many overlaying quartz, but all showing very strong, deep orange-red fluorescence under both SW
and LW UV! Rather attractive specimens that will appeal to both the fluorescent and non-fluorescent collector, overall matrix sizes from about 4cm up to larger 10cm groups very reasonably priced at just 10.00, 20.00, 30.00, 40.00 and 55.00, depending on quality.

CASSITERITE- BB#7 Quarry, Norway, Oxford Co., Maine
This is dense, massive brownish black cassiterite, some associated with minor muscovite and/or feldspar matrix, although most are relatively pure chunks in the smaller sizes ranges. The locality is also well known for pollucite, bertrandite and other rarities, and these are old specimens recently received from a museum collection. Specimens range from about 2cm to 5cm @ just 5.00, 12.50 and 20.00 each; a few 8+cm chunks @ 45.00, and a 14cm monster @ 75.00. Heavy stuff!

CHLORELLESTADITE ("WILKEITE")- Jensen Quarry, Crestmore, California
From a recent find in a single boulder, this unusual species occurs as yellow glassy grains nicely scattered in a pleasing pale blue calcite matrix, occasionally with other species. The yellow glassy material had previously been called "wilkeite". Earlier analytical work had shown all three of the ellestadite group minerals as potentially present here, but these samples have been determined to be nearly fluorine-free with consistent chlorine evident. Nice sizes from 2.5cm to 5cm @ 15.00, 25.00 and 40.00 each.

CUBANITE (twinned)- Henderson #2 Mine, Chibougamau, Canada
Superbly crystallized brassy cubanite from this Quebec locality, most as complex twinned crystals averaging a centimeter or more across, here with little or no minor ore matrix. Perhaps the finest occurrence in the western hemisphere for the species, these are ex-Weber/Perloff collection, beautifully mounted specimens @ 75.00 each. Superb for the species!

DIAMOND- Sewa River, Eastern Province, Sierra Leone
An odd occurrence of translucent, dark greenish and glassy modified cubic crystals without matrix. These range from yellowish-green to darker olive green and are quite interesting, weights average about 0.35cts and ranging from 3mm to 4mm across @ just 20.00 each!

FLUORPAPATITE + JEFFERSONITE- Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey
An old specimen comprised of a large, crudely crystallized, opaque greenish blue, greasy 4x3cm apatite crystal in matrix, overlaying and pitted with brownish black, crude crystals of pyroxene/diopside (variety "Jeffersonite"). Ex-Michigan College of Mines and includes three (3) old labels as well, overall size about 5x4cm @ only 55.00.

FORMANITE-(Y)- Cooglegone, Western Australia, Australia
This rather non-descript mineral occurs here as dull brownish masses richly scattered in and comprising matrix. Very old material from the original find at the type locality, specimens range from 4mm to nearly 8mm @ 20.00, 35.00 and 75.00 each. Rare!

GASPEITE- Gaspe Peninsula, Lemieux, Quebec, Canada
Bright green crystalline masses of gaspeite richly scattered on silaceous dolomite matrix. Type locality material with fine coverage, quite reasonably priced in sizes from 1.5cm to 5cm @ 8.00, 12.50, 17.50, 25.00 and 35.00 each.

GEHLENITE- Hirata, Kushiro, Hiroshima Pref., Japan
Rather ugly but exceptionally rich, nearly monomineralic masses of dark grey, granular gehlenite completely comprising matrix, here from an excellent, rarely offered locality. Overall specimens sizes range from about 3cm to nearly 5cmacross @ just 20.00 and 35.00 each.

GERMANITE- Tsumeb, Namibia
Small polished sections of this unusual germanite-rich ore comprising matrix, each specimen accompanied by a copy of an X-ray spectra with weight percent calculations from our analytical work on the material. Analyzed sample sizes average about 1cm across with a cut face @ only 35.00 each. A number of larger samples on hand, sizes ranging from about 2cm to nearly 4.5cm @ 60.00, 100.00 and 175.00, plus a couple significantly larger to 7x5cm @ 500.00.

IDRIALITE- Skaggs Springs, Sonoma Co., California
Old specimens of minute aggregates of idrialite thinly scattered on matrix. These are tiny Day-Glo yellow/green masses that fluoresce a pale blue. An unusual species from a classic California locality, sizes from about 1cm to 3.5cm @ 12.50, 20.00 and 35.00 each. A single 12cm monster @ 125.00!

KALIBORITE- Deposit #99, Inder Boron Deposit, Kazakhstan
A rarely offered species from this now abandoned underground prospect mine, offered here in two different habits: small, greyish crystals of 1.3cm or more with little or no matrix, up to 2.5cm, all showing several sharp faces but quite opaque @ 40.00 and 65.00 each; or as nearly clear, nicely transparent larger crystal fragments but with less distinctive morphology that average 2.5cm across @ 50.00 each.

MAGADIITE- Watson Creek, Trinity Co., California
White microcrystalline masses of altered volcanic material comprised of densely intergrown magadiite, typically with minor kenyaite and/or silhydrite comprising matrix, occasioanlly with minute rhodesite as well. This is type locality material for silhydrite, specimen sizes from 1.5cm to 6cm @ 20.00, 35.00, 50.00 and 65.00 each.

METATORBERNITE- Posey Mine, San Juan Co., Utah
Pale green flaky coatings, masses and microcrystals of analytically confirmed meta-torbernite revealed by splitting layers in silt-stone. Possibly associated with chalcanthite or other phases. Not as striking as African material, but considerably less expensive from an odd locality. Sizes from 3cm to 15cm(!!) @ 5.00, 10.00, 15.00, 25.00, and (one) @ 65.00.

MITRYAEVAITE- Balasauskandyk Deposit, Karatau Rng Kazakhstan
This rare phosphate species is offered here for the first time by us as small (~1mm) polycrystalline aggregates mounted on a small tablet with adhesive carbon tape, typically what we use for our SEM work. Approved more than 15 years ago, we have only recently been able to secure a small lot of author's material from the co-type locality. A great rarity, limit one mount per customer at 85.00 each.

NATROMONTEBRASITE var FREMONTITE- Mica Lode, Canon City, Fremont Co., Colorado
This uncommon species (once referred to as "fremontite") occurs as dull greyish masses with pinkish orange coatings sparsely scattered on a quartz/muscovite matrix. Type locality material showing weak, spotty fluorescent response, only three specimens on hand averaging about 5cm across @ 55.00 each. List alternates!

NITER- Mt. Bakly, Bakhchisaray, Crimea, Ukraine
Small, monomineralic white aggregates of niter with little or no matrix, collected from a limestone cave at this uncommon locality. Only a few 1cm specimens on hand @ just 15.00 each.

PENTLANDITE with PYRRHOTITE- Worthington Mine, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada
Superb, rich ore samples from this classic locality comprised of intergrown massive pentlandite and pyrrhotite, occasionally with minor rock matrix. Probe work on this material would likely yield more species, matrix sizes from 3cm to 8cm across @ just 10.00, 20.00, 35.00 and 45.00 each. A few larger-inquire!

PHARMACOLITE on REALGAR- Getchell Mine, Humboldt Co., Nevada
Discovered on old material buried in our warehouse, these are excellent, elongated, prismatic micro crystals to 1mm or more of transparent to translucent, greyish white pharmacolite lightly scattered over brilliant red, micro crystallized realgar. Fine micro material, likely from the North Pit area at this prolific locality, specimen sizes averaging about 3cm across @ just 15.00 each. Nice!

POLLUCITE- Tanco Mine, Bernic Lake, Manitoba, Canada
Nearly pure, greyish white massive pollucite comprising matrix, occasionally with minor quartz. X-Ray verified material, sizes from 2cm to 5cm across @ 7.50, 12.50, 25.00, and 45.00 each, a few to 8cm to 14cm @ 65.00, 85.00 and 100.00, from one of the better documented localities for the species!

PYRARGYRITE- Zaca Mine, Alpine Co., California
Minute deep red to steely greyish black micro crystals and aggregates of pyrargyrite sparsely scattered in drusy quartz vugs, many with euhedral micro pyrite as well. Interesting material collected over a dozen years ago, matrix sizes from 1.5cm to 3cm @ just 10.00, 15.00 and 25.00.

PYROCHLORE- Mbeya, Tanzania
From the former country of Tanganyika, these are sharp single cubo-octahedral crystals of pyrochlore without matrix, all showing the typical dark brown color with well-defined crystal faces. Individual crystals range from about 4mm to 6mm across, offered at just 20.00, 30.00 and 40.00 each, depending on size and completeness.

QUARTZ pseudo @ CROCIDOLITE- Western Australia, Australia
This old specimen of "tiger iron" shows a 3cm+ solid band of the pseudomprphic golden tigereye, capped at the top and bottom by a thin, solid band of greyish black metallic hematite, followed by deep red-brown, layered hematitic jasper matrix. This hand specimen is completely tumble polished and shows cracks and fractures at its base, but it is an impressive and colorful example of this neat pseudomorph. Overall size is about 7x6x6cm @ 50.00.

QUARTZ with CHALCOPYRITE- Ellenville, Ulster Co., New York
An old classic from this once-prolific locality, here as a cabinet specimen comprised of hundredds of clear quartz crystals to 1.5cm tall radiating in chaotic directions from every surface of this 9x9cm specimen. A small chalcopyrite crystal is largely hidden and tucked away at one corner of this ex-Wallings Collection specimen, quite nice for the locality and reasonably attractive, overall 10x10x7cm @ 65.00 with the Wallings label, of course.

RUIZITE- Christmas Mine, nr Hayden, Gila Co. Arizona
Fleshy-brown masses of minutely crystalized elongated needles and aggregates of ruizite richly scattered over smectite matrix, occasionally with other species. From the original find in the 1970's, matrix pieces from 2cm to 7cm across @ 15.00, 30.00, 45.00 and 55.00 each. A few large association specimens to 12x11cm @ 125.00.

SENEGALITE- Kouroudiako, Faleme, Senegal
This aluminum phosphate occurs as sharp microcrystals in these colorful specimens. Vugs in light brown limonitic matrix are lined with light blue turqouise, in turn covered by pale green druses of transparent senegalite crystals and crystal aggregates. Type locality material collected many years ago by the BRGM of France, received via Ecole des Mines from Dr. Sainfeld more than 25 years ago. In sizes from about 2cm to nearly 4cm @ 35.00, 55.00, and 75.00. Fine micro potential from the classic locality!

SILVER- Elura Mine, N.S.W., Australia
These are moderately attractive "herringbone" wires with little or no matrix, all showing elongated, single stout wire forms with tiny, divergent spinel twinning evident. Under magnification, we see some with dark greyish crystalline Ag-phases (likely acanthite) as micro overgrowths as well. Interesting locality and morphology, the herringbone wires average about 2.5cm long at the bargain price of just 20.00 each!

SINKANKASITE- Barker Pegmatite, nr. Keystone, South Dakota
This rare species occurs as micro, glassy elongated needles and tufted crystal groups perched on quartz/muscovite matrix, occasionally with other phospahte minerals. Excellent micro potential from the original lot of the 1980's, these ex-Perloff/Weber collection material and of high quality! We have a few small TN's about 1.5cm @ 50.00 each. Very choice!

SUSSEXITE- Sterling Mi, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co. New Jersey
Rich pinkish, porcelanous massive veins and pods of sussexite skirting these old ore specimens, associated with other assorted, common ugly species from this prolific locality. Occasionally as uniquely non-fluorescent ore specimens, often with willemite, zincite, franklinite and others, sizes from 2cm up to monsterous 11x6cm specimens @ 7.50, 15.00, 25.00, 50.00, 100.00 and 150.00.

TETRAHEDRITE (Zincian)& QUARTZ- Sweet Home Mine, Alma, Colorado
Known for its astounding rhodochrosites, this mine had produced some fine sulfide minerals as well, these being greyish black zincian tetrahedrites perched among slender, elongated quartz crystals. Analytical work has shown this material to grade towards tennantite in some samples, and associations may also include pyrite, sphalerite and other phases. The mine is now closed, unfortunately, and these are reasonably attractive and quite inexpensive, sizes from about 3cm to 8cm @ 7.50, 12.50, 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each.

TILLEYITE- Fuka, Bicchu-cho, Okayama Pref., Japan
Rather bizarre tilleyite specimens consisting of greyish-white cleavage blocks of large, monomineralic crystal aggregates of nearly pure tilleyite, some with small, thin calcite bands cutting through these feldspar-like chunks. Remarkably pure stuff, specimens from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm across @ 30.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each. Superb locality material!

TRINITITE (7/16/45 Blast)- Alamogordo, nr. Trinity, New Mexico
This material, commonly called Alamogordo Glass, Trinitite and/or Trinityite, is the fused sand resulting from the first atomic bomb blast on July 16, 1945 at Alamogordo near Trinity. These are pale greenish, knobby glassy masses of high-temperature melted quartz from about 1.5cm to 2.5cm across at 15.00, 20.00, 25.00, and 35.00 each, depending on overall size. Unique historical items, impossible to collect today!

URANINITE- Swamp Mine, Topsham, Maine
Unusual CRYSTALS (!!!) of uraninite from this classic eastern U.S. locality! We have a few small matrix-free specimens with fairly sharp and lustrous urnainte crystals averaging from 0.6cm to 0.8cm across, all showing several sharp faces. Most show well-developed octahedral and/or cubic development and average weight runs from 0.8 to 1.2 grams each(!!) @ just 45.00, 55.00 and 65.00 per crystal, depending on quality. Impossible to get any longer! Only a few on hand, so please list alternates!

VUAGNATITE- near Red Mountain, Mendocino Co., California
From one of the few reported localities, vuagnatite occurs here as small translucent white sharp microcrystals scattered over a serpentine rock matrix. The larger specimens are sometimes associated with rich blue mc guinnesite crusts as well! Quite attractive under the scope, in sizes from 3cm to 8cm @ 25.00, 40.00, 65.00 and 85.00 each.

WICKENBURGITE- Potter-Kramer Claim, Wickenburg, Arizona
From this Maricopa Co. haven for rare lead minerals, wickenburgite occurs as pink to orange fluorescent whitish masses in rock, with a few small microcrystals possibly present. Mimetite and phoenicochroite may also be associated as well, and this is relatively rich material. Sizes from 2.5cm to 6cm @ only 10.00, 20.00, and 35.00 each.

ZVYAGINTSEVITE- Lukkulaisvaara Massif, Karelia, Russia
This extremely rare Pd-Pb mineral occurs as microscopic inclusions in pentlandite/chalcopyrite ore, typically associated with several other species. This 2cm+ ore sample is mounted in a 2.5cm probe mount, accompanied by two SEM images, an X-ray spectra plus the typical quantitative chemistry and association list. Only one superbly documented sample available @ 185.00.

BOOKS

THE HANDBOOK OF MINERALOGY- Full Set by Bideaux et al
Our last full set of five volumes (6 books) of this mineralogical masterpiece, providing the most comprehensive, one page per mineral species treatment of any hardcopy publication available today. This last call includes the three presentation volumes to Dr. Pete Dunn at the Smithsonian from the authors, and two of these are signed by Richard Bideaux! A valuable and historical set of this superior, classic work presented to one of mineralogy's great giants of descriptive mineralogy by one of the most revered (and now deceased) mineralogists of America's modern scientific community. Only one complete set available @ 600.00 plus shipping; don't miss it!

COLLECTIONS

FOSSIL COLLECTION- Various Localities, Worldwide
A selection of ten different fossil specimens, raning in size from 2cm to 8 cm, all individually labelled. Each assortment is assembled from several recently acquired collections, many from the Julius Weber holdings, and most specimens are well defined and representative. No paleontologists here, so perhaps you'll find some sleepers in these lots! Ten different for only 75.00 per lot. Heavy!

EPHEMERA

CIGARETTE CARDS- Circa 1930's: Various Brands from Germany
When we buy a collection, we buy everything. Sometimes, this includes things we have no idea what to do with. Uncovered recently: many hundreds of these once popular and apparently highly collectible "cigarette cards", typically provided one card per pack as a "bonus" to the buyer. All the cards we have here are from a variety of German cigarette brands, most from the 1930's, and each card depicts a scene from a specific topic: castles, industries, military scenes, flags, coats of arms, native dress, far away places, flora and fauna etc.. Most are in color, some appear to be actual black and white photos, all are imprinted on reverse. We are not going to sort these and wish to just blow them out at inexpensive large lots as follows: 100 cards @ $25; 250 cards @ $55; Best deal: 500 cards @ just $99, each lot with little or no duplication!

CATALOG 20702 - Volume XXXIV, No. 2, Posted May 10, 2007

All specimens subject to prior sale!

ARROJADITE-(KFe)- Nickel Plate Mine, Pennington Co., South Dakota
This NEWLY DEFINED SPECIES is one of the primary phosphate minerals that give rise to a wide variety of secondary minerals. We have a good selection of the (KFe) species as massive and largely unaltered dark green to greenish brown chunks either as pure crystalline masses or with minor amounts of other pegmatite minerals. Nice reference collection material from the type locality, in sizes from 2.5 cm to 10 cm @ 10.00, 20.00, 35.00, 50.00 and 75.00 each.

ARSENOPYRITE- Conception del Oro, Zacatecas, Mexico
From the old, classic locality for the species, these were from the huge lot brought out in the 1960's. The arsenopyrite forms small wedge-shaped silvery crystals to 5mm richly scattered on matrix, occasionally with quartz crystals, pyrite, sphalerite etc. Moderately attractive specimens, sizes about 3cm to 6cm across at just 7.50, 15.00 and 25.00 each. Nice!

BARITE with PYRITE- Ward District, White Pine Co., Nevada
Interesting specimens comprised of golden to yellowish tabular barite crystals averaging 1cm or larger across, very richly scattered and comprising matrix, all with small but lustrous metallic pyrite cubes well scattered throughout the specimens. Vuggy material that could also yield good micros and possibly several other species as well. Overall specimen sizes range from about 4cm to 12cm across @ just 15.00, 20.00, 30.00, 45.00 and 65.00 each, priced according to quality and not necessarily size.

BARYTOLAMPROPHYLLITE- Palitra Pegmatite, Lovozero, Kola, Russia
From the now-famous pegmatite on Kedykverpakhk Mt. and subsequently described in an MinRec article, we have a few samples of pale golden brown rosettes and spherules of this uncommon mineral, here scattered in ussingite and often associated with lomonosovite, aegirine etc. Several samples available, ranging from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm across @ 35.00, 45.00 and 55.00 each.

BERYL variety "BIXBITE"- Violet Claims, Thomas Mt, Juab Co., Utah
From an old stash, these are small, stout prismatic crystals of deep purplish-red beryl with little or no matrix, here nicely mounted on clear Lucite bases. Crystal sizes range from about 6x5mm to 11x8mm, and these all show typical deep color that is largely opaque except in the thinnest of sections. All crystals show some good prism faces with minor sandy encrustations at the single terminations or on some faces as well. These are priced more to quality than size @ just 60.00, 80.00 and 120.00 each, now becoming impossible to locate at a reasonable price! Get them while you can, as price escalation is killing our ability to supply these beyond our existing stock.

BROCHANTITE- Douglas Hill Copper Mine, Lyon Co., Nevada
Superb, dark green micro crystals of brochantite richly scattered in seams and vugs, making fine thumbnail to small cabinet specimens! Quite attractive with brilliant luster and all with micro potential, some overlaying an attractive bed of chrysocolla or other copper minerals as well, overall sizes range from about 2cm up to 9cm across @ 7.50, 10.00, 20.00, 30.00, 45.00 and 60.00 each. Very nice!

CARBONATE-CYANOTRICHITE- Engels Mine, Plumas Co., California
Pale blue, powdery masses of minutely radiating fibers nicely scattered over matrix, some with minor brochantite. Old material collected many years ago, ex-A.L. McGuinness (mcguinnessite) specimens identified at the CDMG laboratory, specimens from about 1.5cm to nearly 5cm across @ 10.00, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

CHALCOPHYLLITE- Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
Small platy crystals of blue-green chalcophyllite nicely scattered in vugs and in exposed seams on matrix. Classic U.S. locality material with excellent micro potential, we have colorful matrix specimens from 2cm to 7cm @ 8.50, 12.50, 20.00, 35.00, 50.00 and 75.00 each, depending on size and coverage. Excellent for the locality and species!

CORUNDUM variety SAPPHIRE- Andranandamo, Tulear Province, Madagascar
Murky greenish brown to bluish grey corundum crystals without matrix, here as short hexagonal prismatic crystals and sections, typically with crude basal pinacoid terminations. Opaque specimens but with moderately good form and great for hardness kits, these range from 1cm to 2cm tall, offered as a small collection of three different for just 5.00 per lot!

CUPRITE var: CHALCOTRICHITE- Tsumeb, Otavi, Namibia
From old material uncovered in the Julius Weber Collection, a small lot of deep orange-red felted masses of chalcotrichite liberally scattered over matrix, many with small clear calcite crystals and possibly other species. Excellent locality specimens, likely pre-1970's, sizes from 1.5cm to nearly 3cm @ 8..50, 15.00 and 25.00 each.

ESSENEITE- Kopiesk, Southern Urals, Russia
This uncommon species occurs here as yellowish brown tiny crystalline aggregates scattered on matrix. Like the Wyoming locality occurrence, these were uncovered on burning coal dumps (near Chelyabinsk). Only a few samples on hand, tiny powdery aggregates in a vial @ 20.00, or as 2cm matrix samples @ 55.00 each.

FERROHORNBLENDE- Coldwell Complex, Marathon, Ontario Canada
Rich black aggregates of ferrohornblende well scattered in pinkish feldspar within a nepheline syenite pegmatite. Old material, ex-E.W. Heinrich specimens from his extensive field work, overall sizes from 4cm to 7cm across @ just 10.00, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

FERROMERRILLITE- Los Angeles, L.A. County, California
This exceptionally rare NEW SPECIES occurs here as minute aggregates in the 1999 find of the Los Angeles meteorite, a rare Martian basaltic shergottite! Only two small LA meteorite samples were discovered, and subsequent study of the Shergotty meteorite and this material has led to the recent IMA-approval (#2006-039) of this new phosphate mineral. Formula: Ca9NaFe(PO4)7; author's studied material, ONLY THREE individual grains available, each in a 5mm probe mount @ 450.00 each, accompanied by superbly documented full quantitative chemistry and SEM image as well. List alternates all you phosphate, systematic and California collectors; this material will sell out quickly!

FLUORITE- Huang Sha Bing, Hunan Province, PR China
These are fairly attractive, pale green cleavage octahedrons showing a very pleasing color with relatively sharp octahedral eges, all without matrix, of course. Quite nice, with the tip to tip length averaging 2cm and very clean and attractive @ 5.00 each; a few larger that are cloudy and somewhat cruder about 3.5cm tall at just 8.50 each. Limit one per order, please!

GERMANOCOLUSITE- Tsumeb, Namibia
This exceptionally rare mineral occurs as microscopic inclusions in tennantite/galena ore, occasionally with minor pyrite or other species. We have only two superbly documented ore samples about 1cm across and mounted in a 2.5cm polished probe mount, each accompanied by an SEM image pinpointing the mineral, along with complete quantitative analysis of this rare Cu-V-Ge-As sulfide. Both samples show trace Cd as well. These are the first and only we have encountered since the species was described in 1997 @ 450.00 each. A one-time, must-have for the Tsumeb collector!

GOBBINSITE on USSINGITE- Kedykverpakhk Mt., Lovozero, Kola, Russia
From an odd occurrence discovered last year, these are yellowish sugary aggregates of gobbinsite overgrowing crudely crystallized pale lavender ussingite. Some micro potential, but these are primarily locality reference specimens from this strange association and occurrence! Specimens are about 1.8cm to 4cm @ 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each.

GROSSULAR- Angola #1, Sibindi, Kayes Region, Mali
Rather strange, yellowish-green to brown single crystals of grossular (with andradite leanings!), all showing good dodecahedral faces as well as some strange etching and cavernous areas. A weird garnet color from a new but obscure locality, the crystals average just over 2.2cm across @ only 20.00 each. Neat!

KEILITE- Abee, Alberta, Canada
This relatively NEW SPECIES has been discovered in the Abee meteorite, an enstatite chondrite (EH3) that fell here on June 9, 1953. The mineral occurs as minute inclusions in small sections of kamacite-containing clinoenstatite, occasionally with minor roedderite. Formula: (Fe,Mg)S - and each sample is a small fragment mounted in a 5mm probe mount and accompanied by two SEM images and full quantitative chemistry! Only a few of these superbly documented samples available @ 240.00 each.

KIMURAITE-(Y)- Mitsukoshi, Hizen-cho, Kyushu Is., Japan
This rare mineral occurs here as pale pink to white radiating aggregates of elongated, stacked lamellae to 1cm or more long, perched in fractures and cavities of gray olivine basalt. The locality is near Karatsu City in Saga Prefecture, just too long to contain in our standard locality field! Rich samples, excellent for the species, matrix sizes from about 2.5cm to nearly 6cm across @ 50.00, 65.00 and 85.00 each.

LASALITE with PASCOITE- Vanadium Queen Mine, San Juan Co., Utah
This NEW SPECIES is sparsely scattered with brilliant orange pascoite crystalline crusts on dark greyish vanadium-rich matrix, some with minor corvusite or other phases. The species, formula Na2Mg2[V10O28]*20H2O, IMA #2007-005, is NOT the orange material (analytically confirmed here simply as pascoite) as has been listed elsewhere, but rather as very tiny, rather yellowish aggregates rarely associated with the colorful pascoite. After checking many pascoite specimens from this locality in our lab recently, we have found only a few confirmed lasalite samples, typically quite subordinate in small TN specimens from 1cm to 2.2 cm @ 75.00, 100.00 and 125.00 each, all with a copy of our confirming analysis. If you bought the orange material elsewhere at significantly higher prices, caveat emptor!

MAGNESIOHASTINGSITE- Montenero Q., Onano, Viterbo, Lazio Italy
Yet another complex amphibole from the classification nightmares of mineralogy, these rather attractive as tiny, hair-like greenish to brownish vitreous micro crystals well scattered in vugs in matrix. IMA approved and a micromounters delight, specimens from about 1.8cm to 3cm across offered at just 25.00 and 45.00 each.

MANGANOKHOMYAKOVITE- Mont Saint-Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
This rare species, approved in 1998, occurs as brilliant, deep orange-red micro-crystalline aggregates, most here with minor white matrix. From the type material collected in 1976, offered here as small but colorful crystal aggregates in a capsule. Only a few specimens available @ just 75.00 each. One per order, please!

MANGAZEITE- Mangaezeiskoye Dep, Sakha, Yakutia, Russia
This NEW SPECIES occurs as extremely small, greyish white pearly aggregates mounted on SEM carbon tape. Formula: Al2[OH)4|(SO4)]*3H2O, triclinic. IMA #2005-021a, holotype material. A new member of the aluminite group, type locality material, of course, but only five mounts available @ 125.00 each.

MISERITE- Wilson Mineral Springs, Arkansas
Pink fibrous masses of miserite scattered in matrix, associated with greyish white wollastonite and possibly other phases. Fluorescent bright yellowish due to the admixture, all with excellent coverage. Interesting material from this "near Magnet Cove" type locality, sizes from 2cm to nearly 7cm @ 10.00, 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each.

MONTEBRASITE- Tin Mt. Mine, Custer Co., South Dakota
Pure white cleavages of montebrasite without matrix, with only minor amounts of other pegmatite minerals. At first glance could be mistaken for a feldspar, but the pieces exhibit good cleavage in only one direction and have a slightly greasy luster. Excellent reference material, from 3cm to 8cm+ @ only 10.00, 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each.

MOOREITE- Sterling Mi, Ogdensburg, Sussex Co. New Jersey
The typical occurrence for this magnesium sulfate, only found from the Sterling Mine. Mooreite occurs as clear to whitish transparent pearly platy crystalline coatings on the surfaces of minimally fluorescent ore slickensides, typically covering only one side per matrix specimen. These are larger, older specimens, 4cm to 12cm across @ 25.00, 50.00, and 85.00.

NASTROPHITE- Umbozero Mine, Lovozero, Kola, Russia
This rare mineral occurs here as clear, micro tetrahedrons perched on matrix, most with K-feldpar, aegirine and a variety of other uncommon minerals. Each specimen is nicely arrowed, and 20x will show numerous cubic crystals and aggregates with well developed tetrahedrons abounding. Keep wrapped as supplied to avoid destabilizing the mineral; these solid matrix specimens range from about 1.3cm to 4cm across @ only 35.00, 55.00 and 75.00 each. Excellent quality for this rarity!

OBERTIITE- Bellerberg, Eifel Mts., Germany
This rare mineral occurs here at the type locality as pale pink, thin prismatic micro crystals and/or divergent needle-like groups perched on matrix. Excellent micro potential on each sample, some with tridymite and other phases, the verified species has seen little distribution in the commercial market since its approval in 1998. A moderately unusual amphibole group member, we have several ex-Horvath Collection specimens of superb quality, matrix sizes ranging from about 7mm to 1.5cm @ 65.00, 80.00 and 95.00 each, depending on quality.

OPAL (Black)- nr. Ibarro, Ecuador
From very old stock, just a few available specimens of dark, greysih black opal, these with a small amount of pinpoint scattered fire evident when polished or wet. Obscure locality specimens, sizes average about 3cm across @ 45.00 each.

PHOSPHOPHYLLITE- Mina Unificada, Potosi, Bolivia
Marvelous, gemmy pale green, pure phosphophyllite cleavages without matrix, some showing partial crystal faces but all quite transparent! Rarely available, a small selection of tabular singles is on hand from about 0.5cm to 1cm @ 20.00, 25.00 and 30.00 each, or as larger matrix specimens with less gemmy 1cm+ aggregates, overall measuring about 2.5cm across @ 40.00 each.

RUDENKOITE- 80km SEE of Aldan, Yakutia, Russia
Another NEW SPECIES, this one occurring as tiny, slender, white fibrous aggregates extracted from XRD material and mounted on a 1.3cm black stub. Formula: Sr3Al3.5Si3.5(OH,O)8Cl2*H2 O, monoclinic, IMA #2003-060. Type locality, of course, only three available @ 325.00 each.

SCHWARTZEMBERGITE- Viente Cinco Vein, nr. Magallanes, Chile
A moderately uncommon lead iodate mineral, schwartzembergite occurs here as minute yellow to orange-yellow bladed aggregates and platy crystals sparsely scattered on matrix. The specimens were origoinally mislabelled as perite and are large enough to trim and would likely yield other species as well as more schwartzembergite upon splitting. The locality is in Antofagasta Province, and specimens average 5cm across @ just 55.00 each.

SHIROZULITE- Bikkulovskoe Deposit, So. Urals, Russia
This moderately new species occurs as minute redish-brown aggregates in thin seams sparsely scattered on dark Mn-ore matrix, here from the second reported locality for the species. Ideal formula: KMn3[Si3AlO10](OH)2, monoclinic, IMA #2001-045, only a few specimens on hand, averaging 1.7cm across @ 245.00 each.

SIDERITE with DOLOMITE.- Schlema, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany
Another old classic locality specimen, comprised of numerous wafer-like siderite crystals to 1cm across, richly scattered over micro crystalline dolomite matrix with minor red hematite, a rather handsome specimen, ex-Cilen Collection, size a healthy 9x6cm @ just 85.00.

SIDEROTIL psuedo MELANTERITE- 2700 Level, Cambell Shaft, Bisbee, Arizona
An unusual pseudomorph that surprised us once we figured out what is was! We have extremely friable pale green pseudomorphs of siderotil after octahedral melanterite crystals. Crystals range from 0.2 cm to over 1 cm on edge, and occur either as loose partial crystals to clusters of crystals on a limonitic matrix. We have smaller crystals (0.5 cm) and partial crystals in vials for 15.00 per vial. Larger sized specimens, spray coated to increase stability, sized from 1 cm to 2.5 cm, for 20.00, 30.00, and 45.00 each.

STARKEYITE- Barvue Mine, Barville, Quebec, Canada
Greyish white masses sparsely scattered on rock matrix. These are lean and ugly but an interesting species and locality. Old stock, small fragments in capsule @ 15.00, or as matrix specimens up to 2.5cm @ 25.00 and 35.00 each. List alternates!

TACHYHYDRITE- Stassfurt, Saxony, Germany
From old Cureton stock, we have several small glass stoppered vials of clear to whitish tachyhydrite aggregates sparsely filling the 2.5cm tall vials. An uncommon deliquescent mineral from the classic locality, available at just 20.00 per vial.

TODOROKITE in OPAL- Brosso Mine, Ivrea, Torino, Italy
An interesting occurrence for a typically ugly mineral, todorokite occurs here as black, somewhat dendritic-like inclusions in a creamy white opal matrix. Collected more than 25 years ago, the species is rarely available in anything other than non-descript sooty masses and aggregates, and these might even be cutable for those so inclined. Specimens are offered either as thumbnails @ 10.00, or as solid chunks in the 5cm-6cm range @ 30.00 each. Limit one per customer, please.

TYROLITE- Majuba Hill, Pershing Co., Nevada
From an old find, we have a small lot of interesting tyrolite specimens, occurring here as pale blue aggregates and flattened radiating sprays lightly scattered on vuggy quartz/copper ore matrix. A variety of micro "finds" are possible here as potential associations are prolific at the locality. Specimen sizes range rom about 2cm to 5cm across, offered at just 8.50, 15.00, 25.00 and 35.00 each, depending on coverage. Excellent locality material!

WURTZITE- Agios Philippos Dep, Kirki, Thrace, Greece
A remarkable hand specimen comprised of numerous, vitreous brown to redish brown wurtzite crystals to 3mm richly scattered in a 4x2cm+ wide exposed veinlet in ore matrix. The locality has produced nearly thirty(30) different species and is the type locality for kirkiite and levyclaudite. An excellent, well crystallized example of the species from this excellent and prolific Pb-Zn deposit, size about 7x5cm @ 240.00. Trim if you dare, in order to find other phases?

YODERITE in TALC- Mautia Hill, Kongwa, Dodoma Region, Tanganyika
Dark bluish black prismatic aggregates of yoderite richly scattered in a pinkish, schistose matrix with minor admixed talc and quartz. When first described, the locality was considered lying within the Cenrtal Province of Tanganika, now Tanzania. A moderately rare species, with a copy of an H. Yoder-signed label, sizes range from 1.5cm to 8cm across @ 15.00, 25.00, 45.00, 60.00 and 85.00 each. Type locality, of course!

YOFORTIERITE w/ POLYLITHIONITE- Mont Saint Hilaire, Quebec, Canada
From the original 1960's find, yofortierite occurs as pinkish hair-like fibers intergrown with flaky polylithionite, with smaller amounts of other minerals, but often with rather large, globular analcime crystals as well. Fairly rich, colorful and well mixed material from a classic locality. Sizes from 1.5cm to 6cm @ just 12.50, 20.00, 35.00 and 60.00 each.

ZINCOLIVENITE- Kamareza Mine, Laurion, Greece
This NEW SPECIES occurs as minute, glassy green elongated crystals and sections perched in limonitic vuggy natrix, some with minor cuprite and possibly other phases. Formula: CuZn(AsO4)(OH), orthorhombic, IMA #2006-047, a new member of the libethenite group. Type locality material with modest micro potential, matrix sizes from 8mm to 1.4cm @ 90.00, 125.00 and 150.00 each, depending on quality.

EPHEMERA

ANGOLAN DIAMOND MINING BOND COUPONS
We stumbled across these recently, all from June,1934 punched proof sheets of various denomination bond coupons of the Companhia de Diamantes de Angola organization, the Portugese-sponsored group that ran the diamond production and mining operations in Angola from the 1800's until Angolan independance. We offer a nice block of four attached and nicely engraved warrants, overall size about 18cm x 6cm, at just 8.00 per block, 2 blocks of different colors and denominations @ 15.00, or complete folded warrants with 30 coupons measuring 37cm x 29cm @ just 50.00. Neat, historical diamond mining related ephemera!

CATALOG 20701 - Volume XXXIV, No. 1, Posted March 20, 2007

ALMANDINE-SPESSARTINE- Garnet Hill, nr Ely, White Pine Co. Nevada
Complex, somewhat distorted but sharp and very lustrous trapezeohedral crystals of almandine-spessartine garnet are scattered through quartz-lined vugs in pinkish lithiophysal rhyolite matrix. Each specimen contains one or more red-black opaque crystals varying in size from several mm's to 1cm or more! Atractive material from an old and well known area that first produced specimens well before the 1930's. Our analytical work confirms a roughly 65:35 compositional split between almandine and spessartine. Overall sizes range from about 2cm to nearly 7cm across @ 10.00, 20.00, 35.00, 45.00 and 55.00 each, depending on overall quality and size. Excellent and attractive matrix garnet specimens!

ALUMOPHARMACOSIDERITE- Gold Hill Mine, Tooele Co., Utah
From recently confirmed material, these are extremely small cubic crystals of this moderately rare species lightly scattered in vugs in limonitic matrix, some with olivenite and possibly other species. These require some serious magnification (20x and up) to appreciate, but they are uncommon and from only the second (?) reported North American occurrence. Micro material from 5mm to 2cm @ 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each,depending on size, coverage and associations.

BISMUTOMICROLITE- Alto Cajazeiras Mine, Pariba, Brazil
This is from a new find near Junco do Serido in which the bismutomicrolite occurs as crude, yellowish brown octahedral crystals without matrix. There are a few discernable faces on most of these, all somewhat rounded, but quite exceptional in size for the species. Individual crystals range from 0.8mm to 1.5cm @ 30.00 and 45.00; a few to nearly 2cm @ 60.00 and 75.00 each.

BURYATITE- Fuka, Bitchu-cho, Okayama Pref., Japan
Minute clusters of pale pink, very tiny hexagonal crystals of this rare mineral scattered on colorless to pale bluish calcite crystals, some of the higher priced samples with dark purplish blue henmilite as well. A rare member of the ettringite group, and in our opinion, these are far superior to the massive type material offered years ago. Specimens range from about 2.5cm to 3.5cm @ 95.00, 125.00 and 150.00 each, depending on quality and associations.

BUSTAMITE in CALCITE- Franklin, Sussex Co., New Jersey
From old E.W. Heinrich material, we have a small lot of rich bustamite specimens, these labelled from "Franklin Furnace, NJ", in which the bustamite forms pinkish to salmon colored pods and aggregates well scattered in brillinatly fluorescent calcite (SW red) with a smattering of willemite (FL SW-green), black franklinite etc. Specimens are generously sizes from about 5.5cm to nearly 8cm across at 25.00 and 40.00 each. Old classics!

CADMOINDITE- Kudryaviy Volcano, Iturup Island, Russia
A remarkable find of the exceptionally rare and relatively NEW SPECIES, here as minute crystal groups under 1mm mounted on a small boxed adhesive pad. A remarkable volcano mineral with neat chemistry, formula: CdIn2S4, isometric, IMA #2003-042. Type locality material, only three confirmed samples on hand @ 350.00 each.

CHABAZITE-Ca w/ THOMSONITE-Ca- Ikitsuki-jima Is., Hirado, Nagasaki Japan
Well-shaped, colorless rhombohedral crystals and twine of chabazite-Ca to 4mm well scattered in vugs in baslatic matrix, most with colorless spherultic crusts of thomsonite-Ca covering the walls of some vugs. A neat combination of analyzed zeolites from a prolific locality, only a few specimens from 2cm to 3cm @ just 12.50 and 20.00 each.

CHALCOCITE- Baltic Mine, Houghton Co., Michigan
A small selection of massive chalcocite specimens from this prolific mine, these ex-Michigan Mining College, most quite rich and occasionally intergrown with bornite and possibley other Cu-sulfide minerals. Old material, specimens from about 2cm to 6cm across @ 6.00, 12.50, 25.00 and 40.00 each.

COIRAITE- Pirquitas Mine, Jujuy Province, Argentina
This relatively NEW SPECIES occurs as dark greyish metallic masses scattered in and comprising matrix, occasionally with minor suredaite or other species. Formula: (Pb,Sn)12.5Sn5FeAs3S28 - monoclinic. The As-analog of franckeite, IMA #2005-024, type locality material, of course, only a few 1cm specimens on hand @ 275.00 each.

COPPER- Onganja, Namibia
Attractive arborescent groups of native copper, most as somewhat rounded, arborescent groups, some with a pale dusting of greenish malachite. Old material from an interesting locality, neat TN's from 1.5cm to 2.5cm @ 10.00, 17.50 and 25.00 each, depemding on qulaity and size.

COPPER (Spinel Twins)- New Cornelia Mine, Ajo, Pima Co., Arizona
From an old lot discovered in the former Cureton inventory, we have about a dozen neat little native copper specimens from this
prolific locality, here all as matrix-free, complex groups of arborescent native copper, most showing the odd, elongated spinel twinning often seen in the mineral. Luster is metallic and these are richly copper-colored, of course, with specimens standing from about 1.2cm to nearly 2.8cm tall, making for excellent thumbnails @ just 8.50, 12.50 and 20.00 each.

COWLESITE- Ikitsuki-jima Is., Hirado, Nagasaki Japan
Small white balls of cowlesite are abundantly scattered in open vugs in basaltic matrix, typically under 1mm but rich and sometimes forming groups and aggregated crusts in 0.5 to 1.5cm vugs. A neat zeolite locality, specimens from about 2.5cm to 3cm across @ just 35.00 each.

DJURLEITE- Green Monster Mine, La Paz Co., Arizona
Massive metallic djurleite largely comprising matrix. Old Cureton stock, originally obtained from Dr. Sidney Williams during his investigation of graemite which he subsequently described. Rich material, specimens from about 2cm to 3.5cm @ 12.50, 20.00 and 35.00 each.

EDOYLERITE- Clear Creek Mine, San Benito Co., California
This rare mercury mineral, an Hg-S-chromate occurs here at the type locality as minute yellowish-orange to slightly brownish crusty aggregates and micro tufts on matrix, most with red cinnabar and possibly other phases. These are from the lower workings at this, the type locality, the first we have secured in more than ten years! These are XRD-confirmed, specimens from about 1.5cm to 2.5cm @ 55.00, 65.00 and 75.00 each.

ERSHOVITE- Tsentral'nyi Mi, Rasvumchorr, Kola, Russia
A rare mineral at this Khibiny massif locality, here quite different than the type material in that it is yellow-orange in color and comprised of easily discernable masses comprised of distorted, radial fibrous spherules in pods averaging 0.5cm across, typically perched in voids among potassic feldspar, aegirine, sodalite etc. Only a few specimens from this occurrence on hand, sizes range from about 3cm to 5cm @ only 75.00, 100.00 and 125.00 each, about half the price of the material from 10 years ago!

FAIZIEVITE- Dara-i-Pioz, Tien-Shan, Tajikistan
Another NEW SPECIES from this prolific locality, here as somewhat scaly, pale brownish to clear aggregates scattered on matrix, easily discernable due to its brilliant blue-white fluorescence under SW UV. Formula: K2Na(Ca6Na)Ti4Li6Si24O66F2, triclinic. IMA # 2006-037, type locality, of course, only three specimens available, average about 1.5cm with good coverage @ 235.00 each.

FERROAXINITE- Oxford Quarry, Warren Co., New Jersey
From a little-known prospect, we have a reasonable lot of small, glassy crystals of ferroaxinite well scattered in exposed seams and vugs in dark greenish matrix, some with minor brassy sulfides evident as well. The color of the ferroaxinite is somewhat purplish to pinkish brown with typical wedge-shaped crystals, all with modest micro potential, too. Unidentified serpentine-group minerals are likely present as well on most of these, overall matrix sizes ranging from about 3cm to large 11cm specimens @ 15.00, 25.00, 45.00 and 60.00 each.

GILMARITE- El Guanaco Mine, Antofagasta Prov., Chile
This is not a recently approved new mineral, but rather one that has been sitting in our warehouse for some time, "falling through the cracks" as we awaited formal publication. Submitted for approval in 1996 (IMA #1996-017), it was finally published three years later, and it occurs here at the second known locality as dark greenish blue micro balls, tucked into tiny vugs and seams, often with pale greenish conichalcite and possibly other species. Formula: Cu3[(OH)3|(AsO4)], triclinic, and a relatively new member of the augelite-cornetite group. Specimens range from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm across, priced at just 40.00, 60.00 and 75.00 each, depending on size and coverage.

GMELENITE-Na- Glenarm, County Antrim, No. Ireland, UK
From the type locality for the original gmelinite species, these are marginally Na-dominant members of the gmelinite series, most showing a substantial Ca-content as well. Crystals are small and are typcially flattened hexagonal dipyramids or as intergrowths with chabazite, color ranging from cream to pinkish, filling voids and vugs in a Tertiary olivine basalt, occasionally with minor analcime or other zeolites. Good micro potential as well, specimens range from about 2.5cm to nearly 5cm across @ 10.00, 20.00 and 30.00 each.

GOLDMANITE- Gambatesa Mine, Val Graveglia, Italy
This prolific locality has now disclosed this uncommon garnet, here as small, pistacio green, massive aggregates as thin seams and in small vugs, some associated with minor black hausmannite. Not attractive but indeed unusual, only a few 3cm specimens on hand at just 20.00 each.

GRAFTONITE- Berg, Solleftea, Angermanland, Sweden
Graftonite occurs here in subordinate quantities, typically intergrown in a thick quartz-muscovite-microcline pegmatite matrix. This uncommon phosphate is generally pinkish red to somewhat brownish pink in color, lightly scattered in the pegmatite, and from the first described occurrence of the mineral in Sweden. Specimens are lean but the species is easily seen, matrix sizes ranging from about 3cm to nearly 8cm across @ 15.00, 25.00, 40.00 and 55.00 each.

HILLEBRANDITE- Fuka, Bitchu-cho, Okayama Pref., Japan
Another rarity from Fuka, here as very thin veinlets of somewhat greenish white hillebrandite sparsely scattered through a pale lilac spurrite matrix, occasionally with minor brownish gehlenite as well. Only a very few confirmed samples on hand, most
averaging about 5cm across @ 55.00 each. List alternates!

HYDROCARBON variety SHUNGITE- Shunga, Lake Onega Area, Karelia, Russia
An extraordinary find from the classic locality! Long-known from the area, a giant potential exposure of this >98 wt% carbon material in a palaeoproterozoic deposit was recently described by Norwegian and Russian scientists (see Elsevier - Ore Geology Reviews). The material occurs as glassy, dark brown to black, pure masses showing conchoidal fracture and high luster, an exceptionally "clean" unstructured hydrocarbon. We have a few small specimens, sizes ranging from about 1cm to 2.5cm across @ 10.00, 15.00 and 25.00 each.

ILLITE pseudo @ LEUCITE- Kirshehir, Turkey
Earthy white to tan, each sample of illite after leucite is a superb, very sharp replacement of the original tetragonal trisoctahedral form. Pleasing to handle and behold, great locality pieces, sizes from 3.5cm to nearly 6.5cm @ 25.00, 45.00 and 65.00 each.

ILMENITE- Blafjell Min, nr Egersund, Rogaland Norway
Older specimens obtained many years ago, comprised of rich, black solid ilmenite masses from this famous titanium mining area. The largest samples may show some minor vuggy areas for further study, but these are offered essentially as massive and quite pure ilmenite. Specimens range from about 3.5cm to 6cm @ 10.00, 20.00 and 35.00 each, up to extraordinarily heavy monsters of 8cm or more @ 75.00 each.

IRON (NATIVE)- Mt. Ozernaya, Taimyr, Siberia, Russia
These are excellent examples of terrestrial iron, carefully prepared here as polished sections that show the richly distributed metallic native iron in rock found at the locality. No rusty hulks here, the specimens average about 2.5cm wide and range from about 2.5cm to 4.5cm long @ 35.00 and 55.00 each. Very nice examples of this native element!

JOHANNSENITE- Iron Cap Mine, Graham County, Arizona
This Ca-rich clinopyroxene occurs as small, elongated fibrous aggregates and radiating groups richly scattered along exposed
seams in matrix. The needle-like fibers are typically dark green to dark brown in color, generally several millimeters tall, and all specimens will yield interesting micro's as well. Collected about 25 years ago, overall matrix sizes range from about 3cm to nearly 8cm across @ only 10.00, 20.00, 35.00 and 50.00 each.

KELLYITE w/ ALLEGHANYITE- Bald Knob, nr. Sparta, Alleghany Co., North Carolina
Moderately rare, yellow-brown micro platelets of kellyite, variously admixed with alleghanyite, sonolite, and galaxite as typical assocaitions. Author's material and type locality for both kellyite and alleghanyite, lean but quite good for the species, samples measuring 1.5cm to 3.5cm @ 15.00, 25.00, and 40.00 each; a few to 8cm across @ 75.00 each.

LINTISITE (FL)- Palitra Pegmatite, Lovozero, Kola, Russia
This rare species occurs here within the famous Palitra pegmatite (see previous MR article) as colorless to pale blue acicular crystals up to 2mm long, usually forming small clusters in porous pseudomorphs after unspecified minerals, the matrix largely consisting of very dark red mangan-neptunite. Lintisite is brightly fluorescent bluish white under SW UV, and hence, is easily recogized in these specimens. Overall matrix sizes range rrom about 2.5cm up to 6cm @ 75.00, 125.00 and 165.00 each

MALACHITE on FLUORITE- Cave in Rock Area, Hardin Co., Illinois
An odd combination of two interesting minerals from this prolific area: pale green malachite in minute scaly tufts and aggregates scattered on the surface of cubic, deep purple fluorite, often overlaying yellowish fluorite and occasionally with small calcite crystals as well. The association is rather striking, and the last mine in this prolific area ceased operation more than ten years ago, significantly driving up Illinois fluorite specimen prices as a result. Rarely seen, these old samples make good reference specimens, with sizes ranging from 2cm to 4cm @ 6.00, 10.00 and 15.00, with a few to 6cm specimens @ 30.00 and 40.00 each. Probably never to be seen again...

MEGACYCLITE- Tsentral'nyi Mi, Rasvumchorr, Kola, Russia
An exceptionally rare mineral, here from the second find for the species at Rasvumchorr Mtn in Khibiny. The mineral occurs here as snow-white aggregates and extremely thin veinlets up to several millimeters long, sparsely scattered in and on dark green aegirine aggregates and crystals frozen in matrix. All specimens with one or more arrows, overall matrix sizes from 1.5cm to nearly 5cm across @ 85.00, 120.00, 165.00 and 200.00 each.

NALIVKINITE- Dara-i-Pioz, Tien-Shan, Tajikistan
This NEW SPECIES occurs as copper-brown flattened aggregates to 6mm well-scattered in matrix. Formula: Li2NaFe7Ti2Si8O26(OH)4F, triclinic. IMA #2006-038 and from the type locality, a lithium-dominant analog of astrophyllite. Only four specimens available, averaging about 2cm across @ 225.00 each.

NATROJAROSITE+PHOSPHOSIDERITE- nr. Boa Vista, Galileia, M.G., Brazil
These are neat thumbnail specimens showing honey colored micro crystals of natrojarosite sparsely scattered over nicely crystalized pinkish-purple transparent phosphosiderite, some in tiny twinned crystals on matrix. Excellent micro potential on most, specimens from about 2cm to nearly 3cm across @ 25.00 and 35.00 each.

IMA #2006-021- Kirovskii Mine, Khibiny, Kola, Russia
This NEW SPECIES occurs as curved, pale pinkish brown pearly aggregates, appearing pyrophyllite-like either as small veinlets with natrolite or as pure, monomineralic masses without discernable matrix. The formula is noted as the following: (Ba,Na)2(Na,Ti,Mn)4[(Ti,Nb)2(OH)3Si4O14](OH,O,F)2*3H2O, recently approved, IMA #2006-021. Named for aRussian microprobe expert, and the mineral name will be supplied with our label. Collected here at the type locality in 1995, this is from the original material, only a few specimens available from about 1cm to 1.5cm @ 125.00 (matrix veinlets) to 150.00 (pure, monomineralic) each. Rare stuff!

PUMPELLYITE - (Fe2+)- Torras, Castellon, Spain
Excellent micro material comprised of radiating, acicular needle-like crystals of greyish green pumpellyite-(Fe2+) scattered in vugs and seams, associated with bladed epidote micro's and blocky pinkish microcline as well. Attractive under the scope, fine association specimens, average about 2.5cm @ just 15.00 each. Limit one per customer, please!

QUARTZ SCEPTER- Spruce Ridge, King Co., Washington
From the Jean Hamel collection, we have a small selection of frosted, sceptered quartz crystals, most as stout singles, occasionally elongated, but all showing a pronounced scepted "head' with little or no matrix. Old material from an excellent locality, specimens average 2.5cm to 3cm and very reasonably priced @ 15.00, 20.00 and 25.00 each, depending on quality.

SAMARSKITE-(Yb)- Little Patsy Peg., Jefferson Co., Colorado
This NEW SPECIES occurs as dark brown, somewhat glassy REE masses scattered in matrix. Approved a few years ago but just recently published, formula: (Yb,Fe3+)(Nb,Ta)2O8, monoclinic, IMA #2004-001. Author's material from the type locality, only a few specimens available about 1cm across @ 55.00 each. Limit one per customer, please.

SANROMANITE- Santa Rosa Mine, Iquique Province, Chile
This NEW SPECIES occurs as minute, radiating needles of transparent to pale yellowish green color with very high luster scattered on matrix, occasionally with trona and other species. Formula: Na2CaPb3[CO3]5, hexagonal, IMA # 2006-009 and just recently published. A new member of the burbankite group; type locality material, of course, priced according to size and coverage, excellent micro material from about 2cm to 4cm across @ just 45.00, 65.00 and 85.00 each.

SEWARDITE- Las Animas Mine, La Mur, Sonora, Mexico
This relatively new mineral has now been confirmed from this old locality where it occurs with carminite, beudantite and possibly other phases. Using both Raman and XRD, the species has been shown to be richly distributed here as small brownish red masses well scattered on matrix. Named for noted mineralogist (and avid collector) Terry Seward (b. 1940), we have a small lot originally collected by Dick Gaines many years ago. IMA #2001-054, with specimens ranging from about 2cm up to 8cm across @ only 25.00, 35.00, 50.00 and 75.00 each. (Others will charge you more, we'll bet!)

SPINEL- Mogok, Mandalay Division, Myanmar (Burma)
Classic, raspberry pink to red spinel crystals perched on white calcite matrix. Quite attractive with good crystal form and transparent to translucent clarity, individual octahedrons ranging from 4mm and up, some better specimens with slightly large crystals or multiples. Becoming very difficult to obtain, these are attractive, representative specimens, overall matrix sizes from about 2.5cm to 3.5cm @ 35.00, 45.00 and 55.00 each.

STUMPFLITE w/ PLATARSITE- Miass River, Ural, Russia
Two exceptionally rare minerals occur here as microscopic inclusions in isoferroplatinum grains! Essentially invisible without a backscattered SEM image, the stumpflite (PtSb) occurs as thin veils and small pods, fully analyzed by quantitative WDS, showing a fairly consistent 8-10% Pd as well, while the platarsite (PtAsS) is similar in appearance but with modest amounts of Ru,Rh and Os evident in each analysis. Superbly documented with two SEM images and full chemistry for both species, we have just a few tiny (<1mm) analyzed grains in polished mounts @ 325.00 each.

TSCHERMIGITE with SULFUR- Libros, Teruel, Spain
Rather ugly and nondescript material, tschermignite occurs here as greyish-white masses and efflorescent crusts with poorly crystalized, bright yellow native sulfur. Old Cureton material likely obtained in the early 1970's (noted by our old Dover, NJ label), specimens range from about 3.5cm to 7cm across @ just 20.00, 30.00 and 45.00 each.

TURQUOISE- Majkojyn, Kazakhstan
From a new find, these are exceptionally attractive nodules of bright blue turquoise, most showing attractive dark brown rims and a variety of spider-webbed color bands and circles of various shades of blue. These have been neatly sliced and are professionally polished nodule halves with rough exteriors on one side and beautiful blue turquoise on the other! From an obscure locality, these colorful nodules range from about 2cm to 4cm across, priced according to size and aesthetics @ 35.00, 45.00, 60.00 and 75.00 each. Very nice!

ZALESIITE- Gold Hill Mine, Tooele Co., Utah
Although we have offered this relatively new species before, this is a newly confirmed locality for us (see Mineral News, Vol 21 #8), with the mineral occurring as pale yellowish green acicular crystals and sprays perched on a garnet skarn matrix. Good micro material selected from a large lot, with specimen sizes averaging about 1.5-2cm temporarily mounted in clear topped micro boxes at just 10.00, 15.00 and 20.00 each; a few larger matrix specimens typically with attractive botryoidal conichalcite in the 5cm-6cm range @ 45.00 each.

NEW BOOKS:

MINERALS FIRST DISCOVERED- IN SWITZERLAND -Philippe Roth
This is a NEW hardcover book presented in the style of the similar "Minerals First Discovered in Canada" and other country-specific works. In a larger format of 8.5 x 11 inches, the 239 page work provides a brief history of mineralogy in Switzerland, geology of the major deposits etc. Each species is given a two page treatment of locality and morphology details, images of the specimens, the people they are named for (when appropriate), locality images etc. followed by an additional chapter of species named for Swiss citizens but discovered elsewhere. Because this work was heavily sponsored, its cost is surprisingly low at just 45.00 plus 8.50 shipping in the USA. We are the exclusive North American distributor!

NEW MINERALS FROM THE FORMER USSR COUNTRIES
This is both an update of Dr. Igor Pekov's original hardcover work "Minerals First Discovered in the Territory of the Former USSR", as well as a special publication (Vol. 11) of Mineralogical Almanac. It sports 112 pages, 51 crystal drawings, 21 SEM images, 66 color images, 214 references etc. in a glossy, 8.5 x 11 inch softcover volume. It describes the 159 new species approved by the IMA since the 1998 publication, giving excellent detailed descriptions of the minerals, discredited names, additions and corrections to the original book, a geographical and chronological treatment of the discoveries, etc.. This handy volume is just 45.00 plus 4.50 shipping in the USA. (If you missed the earlier publication, we have a few hardcover copies available @ $50.00 each)

NEW MINE MODEL:

MARTINSBURG MINE- Martinsburg, Audrain Co., Missouri
Another of our "mining ephemera" kits, this is a detailed, laser cut wood kit for construction of a 10" x 9" x 5" 1:87 scale model of the Martinsburg #1 Mine, including a hoist house with changing room, headframe and loading house and tailings trestle. The model also includes coal chutes for both railcar and truck loading, and is an attractive and mid-level (in terms of difficulty) craftsman kit, accompanied by nine pages of images and instructions. A neat, small complex for those of you with too much time on your hands, just $59.95 plus our usual s/h. For a photo, see our website in the mining models section!